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Title: More contemporary than it appears
Review: As I pen this, the DVD is not yet out. The 5-stars are for the movie itself. Anyone who has spent the 80's and 90's in an urban professional environment knows what is going on in this tale set in 50's Manhattan. This would make an interesting remake: Laura clearly was a woman "up to stuff" that would probably be portrayed a bit more graphically today. She had her "male friends," obviously, but what would be blatant on today's screen is only hinted at here. As the prissy Waldo Lydeker (Clifton Webb) puts it to Laura (Gene Tierney): "You always felt that a hard body was the mark of a man...I hope you have a perfectly earthy relationship." Clear enough for you?This film is truly a perfect noir...but a noir with a hint of velvet. I eagerly await the DVD, which I will watch (if not from the bathtub, a la Waldo Lydeker), then with a VERY cold martini and canape. I HIGHLY suggest you ALL do the same.
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