CRIME OF PASSION
Noir of The Week reviews a film called Crime of Passion this week. The first paragraph marks the movie as a fascinating take on women's roles in the happy housewife suburbs of the Fifties.
"The subversion of the American dream is the theme in the superb proto feminist film Crime of Passion, from director Gerd Oswald (A Kiss Before Dying, Screaming Mimi). Released in 1957, Crime of Passion is a woman-centered noir--a film ahead of its time in its depiction of a career woman who sin
Published on July 21, 2009 11:13