ignominious downfall of the man (and the woman herself might get dragged down in the scheme as well). Often‚ manipulative ulterior motives (often resulting in a double-cross being double-crossed) and legitimate sexual attraction are at the very least ambiguously intertwined and at the most‚ inseparable. Billy Wilder’s 1944 film Double Indemnity‚ the flagship
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Question One: In Double Indemnity‚ the lead character‚ Insurance salesman Walter Neff finds himself in fatal love affair with femme fatale‚ Phyllis Dietrichson. Dietrichson’s relationship with Neff developed with the goal to kill her current husband‚ however once the goal is achieved the relationship between the two drastically crumples as both are tasked with hiding the truth from Neff’s Insurance agency. One of the crumbling factors in their fatal relationship is Dietrichson’s step daughter
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"Double Indemnity" is one of the best films of all time‚ not necessarily because of its story but because of the acting‚ direction‚ cinematography‚ lighting‚ and the narrative style. At the time this film was released‚ the idea of revealing who the killer was in the opening scene was virtually unheard of‚ but it ended up being very effective because it allowed the audience to concentrate more on other elements of the film‚ which was the goal of Billy Wilder‚ the director. Instead of trying to figure
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A person can get so ambitious that it can have a negative impact on that person’s life. As in James M. Cain book “Double Indemnity”‚ Walter is one of the focal characters that has many ambitions. Walter is a clever man who works at a well know insurance company and has made his own company as well. A well established man with his life a success a good job‚ getting paid good money‚ and single what more can a man want. Walter was so clever that he turned very ambitious one day. His life would change
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Realism: Citizen Kane & Double Indemnity Movies have long been known to create a portal through which its viewers can transcend through their own realities and experience the unimaginable. The visual‚ sounds‚ and narrative of great movies immediately attract the focus of its audience as they move into a trance for those 1-2 hours of screen time. While many great movies introduce their audiences to varying experiences that heighten their senses and grasp their focus‚ some measure of relatability
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generic codes and conventions of film noir with more recent neo-noirs; the films I’m going to use to do this are Double Indemnity and Pulp Fiction. I’m also going to investigate the relationship between original film noirs and the Hollywood studio system and contemporary production contexts in the North American Film Industry. The first film I’m going to be looking at is Double Indemnity‚ a classic noir film which follows Walter Neff‚ an insurance salesman who meets Phyllis Dietrichson and is roped
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Assignment Submitted By Yours Name here Submitted To Yours Instructor Name here To Meet the Needs of the Course May‚ 2016. I have selected two movies Double Indemnity and Crossfire. The theme which I have found perfect for both of these movies is aestheticism (aesthetics). In philosophy‚ aesthetics is now and then thought to be a piece of a bigger philosophical class called Axiology. Axiology is a range of reasoning that studies values and esteems judgments. Whether millions are spent on a
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Double Indemnity Double Indemnity‚ the movie and the book that describes how a perfect crime or what was thought of perfect went wrong. The author of Double Indemnity‚ James Cain shows and tells the audience a summary of what is going to happen in just the opening scene of the book and in the movie. The opening scene is significant because it reveals what is going to happen in the story. The opening scene in the movie begins with a car speeding through a dark‚ wet Los Angeles intersection where
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October 8‚ 2012 The Denotation of Film Noir When one thinks of what film noir is‚ their mind should automatically flash to Double Indemnity. This ingenious film directed by Billy Wilder exploits all of the true characteristics of film noir. All of the main attributes to film noir are seen first in Double Indemnity which was not only the pioneer to this genre‚ but is still considered one of the greatest movies of all time. It was a risky move to put out this movie when it was
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Double indemnity was made just after the war‚ during a period of time where men felt insecure‚ as women had become more powerful and independent. This is represented in the film by a negative portrayal of Phyllis. A common type of woman featuring in noir films is the femme fatale‚ which challenges the most traditional role of the woman and the nuclear family. She refuses to play the role of devoted wife and loving mother that society prescribes for women. She finds marriage to be confining‚ loveless
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