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Laura (1944)

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Reviews Counted:44

Fresh:44

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.6/10

Consensus: A psychologically complex portrait of obsession, Laura is also a deliciously well-crafted murder mystery.

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

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,... 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 creepily elegant social mentor, Waldo Lydecker. Based on the novel by Vera Caspary. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director. Academy Awards: Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography. [More]

Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price

Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, James Flavin, Clyde Fillmore, Ralph Dunn, Grant Mitchell, Kathleen Howard, Dutch Schlickenmeyer, Harry Strang, Lane Chandler, Frank La Rue

Director: Otto Preminger

Director: Otto Preminger
Screenwriter: Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ring Lardner, Jerry Cady
Story: Vera Caspary
Producer: Otto Preminger
Composer: David Raksin

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Nov 4, 2003

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A highly polished and debonair whodunit.

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04/20/09
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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
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Great suspense.

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12/01/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/23/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
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A hypnotic and deathlessly interpretable experience.

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10/23/07
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
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It is the sleekest of murder mysteries, and ahead of its time -- not least in having a gay suitor for Laura, and possibly two.

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10/23/07
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Gene Tierney makes an appealing figure as the art executive and Vincent Price is convincing as a weak-willed ne'er-do-well.

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10/23/07
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10/23/06
Michael Dequina
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The plot is deliberately perfunctory, the people deliciously perverse, and the mise-en-scène radical.

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06/24/06
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A camp classic of a very particular variety.

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05/18/06
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Classic in the true sense with great theme music to boot.

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03/09/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

A classic noir romance where all of the cinematic elements fit together perfectly.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/04/06
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine

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
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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06/09/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

This kooky film noir is so beautifully directed by Otto Preminger that all its protruding elements seem to slide delicately and accurately into place.

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05/16/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

At times, the plotting takes leaps that the film’s 87-minute run doesn’t adequately support; but overall this is a gem.

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04/08/05
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

...slightly overrated...

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04/03/05
David Nusair
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03/29/05
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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A genuine classic -- not only of film noir but of film, period.

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03/23/05
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

The story is a good whodunnit, although it probably isn't half as clever as a mystery as it is a character study.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
03/17/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
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