Laura (1944)
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Reviews Counted: 43 Fresh: 43 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Synopsis:
A classic noirish mystery with a consummate ensemble of actors. Dana Andrews adroitly plays the detective who delves into the murder of the stunningly beautiful Laura, with whom it seems everyone, including the detective himself, is in love. But Webb steals the show as the titular ingenue's... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson
Director: Otto Preminger
Screenwriter: Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ring Lardner, Jerry Cady
Story: Vera Caspary
Producer: Otto Preminger
Composer: David Raksin
Screenwriter: Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ring Lardner, Jerry Cady
Story: Vera Caspary
Producer: Otto Preminger
Composer: David Raksin
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Reviews
O roteiro é, na melhor das hipóteses, medíocre, mas a direção sombria de Preminger, a música-tema e as atuações de Webb e Price transformam este filme em um marco importante do nascente noir.
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02/29/08 01:05 PM
Less a crime film than a study in levels of obsession, Laura is one of those classic works that leave their subject matter behind and live on the strength of their seductive style.
10/23/07 04:56 PM
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Top Critic It is the sleekest of murder mysteries, and ahead of its time -- not least in having a gay suitor for Laura, and possibly two.
10/23/07 04:54 PM
Gene Tierney makes an appealing figure as the art executive and Vincent Price is convincing as a weak-willed ne'er-do-well.
10/23/07 04:53 PM
Top Critic The plot is deliberately perfunctory, the people deliciously perverse, and the mise-en-scène radical.
06/24/06 03:56 AM
A classic noir romance where all of the cinematic elements fit together perfectly.
03/04/06 03:58 AM
Just watching Clifton Webb's deliciously nasty performance, as the effete critic and Laura's mentor, delivering the film's best lines, is worth the price of admission
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07/04/05 11:12 AM
This kooky film noir is so beautifully directed by Otto Preminger that all its protruding elements seem to slide delicately and accurately into place.
05/16/05 03:15 AM
At times, the plotting takes leaps that the film’s 87-minute run doesn’t adequately support; but overall this is a gem.
04/08/05 04:14 PM
A genuine classic -- not only of film noir but of film, period.
03/23/05 06:18 PM
The story is a good whodunnit, although it probably isn't half as clever as a mystery as it is a character study.
03/17/05 10:25 AM
A masterfully complex -- and frequently campy -- portrait of all-consuming romantic self-delusion.
03/17/05 07:20 AM
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LAURA is a near-perfect film noir that almost gets stolen by Clifton Webb as 'Waldo'!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/30/05
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LAURA is a near-perfect film noir that almost gets stolen by Clifton Webb as 'Waldo'!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/30/05
by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/30/05
LAURA is a near-perfect film noir that almost gets stolen by Clifton Webb as 'Waldo'!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/30/05
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