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Victim – 1961 Dearden
- An intelligent and engaging take on both social issues and the crime genre
- This could change as I get my hands on some of his 50’s films (particularly those with Losey) but for now this is the earliest Bogarde film in my archives
- First film to use word “homosexual” according to IMDB
- Palpable tension—desperation and urgency in almost every frame
- The film’s lighting and pulsing score is like a noir
- Bogarde reaction hanging in close-ups several times- great underacting—stone faced with mind racing

- The film consistently skews clichés—the head detective is intelligent and reasoned socially- Bogarde’s boss and wife are loyal and level headed –
- Bogarde’s character is complicated
- Intelligent and intricate
- “I can’t help the way I am. The law says I’m a criminal” says one character which is close to being too on the nose but works here
- Recommend
Drake2020-07-03T10:30:41+00:00
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