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Saturday, May 19, 2012 | 9:05 pm
The Sun Sets in the West: Mid-Century California Noir
1951/b&w/86 min.
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Scr: Norman Reilly Raine, Leo Katcher, Waldo Salt; dir: Joseph Losey; w/ David Wayne, Raymond Burr, Norman Lloyd, Luther Adler, Howard da Silva; cinematography: Ernest Laszlo.

In this unjustly neglected remake of the Fritz Lang masterpiece of the same name, Joseph Losey turns the manhunt for a child-murderer into a stark portrait of paranoia in postwar America. Largely set in and around Bunker Hill, the film's climax takes place in the Bradbury Building. Blacklisted shortly after the film's release when he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Losey relocated to Europe, where he went on to collaborate with Harold Pinter on a number of iconic  films, producing a far-ranging and esteemed body of work.

“A marvelous, frightening film, years ahead of [Losey’s] time.”—David Thompson

Imported 35mm print.

Bing Theater | Included with admission to Criss Cross. $5 for this film only | Tickets 323 857-6010 or purchase online.