The dark mirror is a superior entry in the good twin, evil twin subgenre. The dark mirror is an enjoyable if rather silly psychological thriller from director, robert siodmak the killers. She has an identical twin, but both women have alibis for the night of the murder. Hefner classic american film program present exile noir.
This weeks noir of the week looks in the dark mirror. As with most thrillers from the period it begins with a dead body as a woman, along with her identical twin sister, is coerced to participate in a series of psychiatric tests to determine who is really suspected of murder. Dimitri tiomkins clever background score is an added bonus. Like almost everyone else in this film, he was also having a very busy and notable year in 1946 by also going through additional emotional extremes on duel in the sun and its a wonderful life.
I dont own this film and recommend purchasing a copy to. The plot concerns identical twins, one of whom may be a murderess, and the two men. This weekend, the noirathon is being hosted by maddy loves her classic films in honor of the film noir genre, one of the most iconic and beloved genres of the 1940s and 50s. Een soort van voorloper van dead ringer uit 64 waarin bette davis een zelfde rol speelde als.
Jul 01, 2016 ultimately, the dark mirror does a good job of illustrating some of the central elements of noir, but it fails to show how they can be used with subtlety and care. The evil twin movie is an old hoary chestnut that is. Director robert siodmak had a memorable cinematic year, because not only did he direct the film noir the dark mirror, he also took charge of the original, best and classic version of the film noir the. Dark mirror 1984 film, a television film starring stephen collins. Nov 21, 2018 unsurprisingly quite a lot of our discussion on the dark mirror 1946 focused on the doubling aspect. Apr 09, 2018 the dark mirror was in production in february through late march 1946, and premiered on october 16. I decided to participate in this blogathon with my new code film for this week. The dark mirror 46 is a brisk, supercharged 85 minutes, a taut psychological suspense tale directed by robert siodmak who directed the spiral staircase and the killers. The dark mirror 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 01, 2018 given that the film came out in 1946, its extremely well done even though it is easy to see how it was done for the most part. Not rated 1h 25min crime, drama, filmnoir 1947 turkey. Dark mirror, the 1946 4756 movieart original film posters. A woman suspected of murdering her doctor boyfriend has an identical twin sister. The dark mirror is a clever mystery filmed in noir style by director robert siodmak, about twin sistersone of whom is a murderessbut which one. After four years away from the screen, lew ayres returns in a role and film play of his own choosing, nunnally johnsons the dark mirror for universal international. A man is found murdered, with witnesses convinced about the woman they saw leaving his apartment. The dark mirror is definitely an enjoyable film driven by an outstanding performance in the lead role. And his interest is in the disturbed mind more than the murder mystery. Impressively unusual thriller with typically simplistic freudian elements as psychiatrist ayres is called in by the police to help investigate a. The film marks ayres return to motion pictures following his conscientious objection to service in world war ii. Neither the writing, directing, nor casting served this film as well as they should have.
The dark mirror 1946 letterboxd social film discovery. Actors, of course, love the chance to play twins, for the obvious reason that doing so really gives them a chance to strut their stuff. A woman suspected of murdering her doctor boyfriend has an. Film noir drama film geregisseerd door robert siodmak. It starts as a crime drama with occasional hints at comedy and melodrama, before turning into a psychological thriller halfway through. The dark mirror 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. The dark mirror 1946 after a doctor is murdered, lt. He would follow the dark mirror with further evidence of his mastery of the genre, including cry of the city 1948, the great criss. Though a noiresque film, its lack of a brooding and angst ridden bad guy or a plethora of deep angular shadows. Nov 11, 2016 the dark mirror 1946 nonfilter cigarette. This little bmovie gets the usual deft direction by noir expert, robert siodmak.
Apr 23, 2017 before directing the dark mirror, film noir specialist robert siodmak already had graced us with phantom lady 1944, the strange affair of uncle harry 1945, the spiral staircase 1946 and the killers 1946. The dark mirror 1946 film, a psychological thriller directed by robert. Jul 28, 2019 todays topic is the dark mirror from 1946. Not rated 1h 25min crime, drama, filmnoir 1947 turkey a man is found murdered, with witnesses convinced about the woman they saw leaving his apartment. The dark mirror is een amerikaanse misdaadfilm uit 1946 onder regie van robert siodmak. Robert siodmak directs this oscarnominated film noir in which twin sisters are implicated in the murder of a famous physician. The dark mirror 1946 as adrian martin correctly notes in the audio commentary on this disc, the dark mirror is a hybrid of many hollywood genres and not a straight noir as we understand them. The dark mirror 1920 film, a silent drama starring dorothy dalton. Pais estados unidos director robert siodmak guion nunnally johnson historia. The dark mirror 1946 is almost bachlike in its play with symmetry and counterpoint the film opens with credits over rorschachtest inkblots, and a room with a broken mirror. Its all mirrors and dark corners in a contemporary city setting.