#Anatole Litvak

[gatabella]

Sophia Loren at Lido nightclub, Paris, c.1962

#sophia loren #anthony perkins #lido #anatole litvak #food

[manderley]

ᴏʟɪᴠɪᴀ ᴅᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪʟʟᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝘁 (𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟴)

#the snake pit #olivia de havilland #classicfilmsource #classicfilmblr #fyeahmovies #dailyflicks #moviegifs #filmgifs #movies #film #movieedit #filmedit #mine #classic hollywood #classic film #1940s film #anatole litvak

[endless-formsmostbeautiful]

Do you like Brahms?

Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Perkins in

Goodbye Again (1961) dir. Anatole Litvak

#goodbye again #anatole litvak #ingrid bergman #anthony perkins #my screencaps

[nitrateglow]

Thoughts on Five Miles to Midnight (1962)

Movies like this are why I don't take critics seriously. I really enjoyed this one so much more than I expected. It's not a perfect movie-- I found myself wishing Hitchcock had directed it instead-- but it's a deliciously dark psychological thriller.

Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins are Lisa and Bob, a married couple living in Paris. Bob is a possessive, emotionally unstable jerk. Lisa can't handle the abuse anymore and wants a divorce, but Bob refuses. When Bob takes a flight to Casablanca, the plane crashes midway, reportedly leaving no survivors.

Before Lisa can feel liberated, Bob returns to their apartment days later, bloodied and bruised. Turns out he survived, but he doesn't want her to tell anyone because his life insurance policy will make the two of them rich beyond their wildest dreams. Lisa just wants Bob out of her life, so the two make a deal: Lisa will hide Bob in her apartment while going through the process of collecting the money and then Bob will start a new life elsewhere, never darkening her doorstep again.

Several factors complicate this simple plan: a nosy kid peeking into the apartment from across the street, a sleazy neighbor hoping to put the moves on the now available Lisa, Bob's aggressive sexual jealousy towards his repulsed wife, and Lisa being at her wits' end as her husband tries to convince her to stay with him despite everything.

I was fascinated by the two main characters in this movie. Bob is a narcissist of the highest order and Lisa is vulnerable but manipulative in her own way (we learn she mainly married Bob to escape a bad situation, a truth which makes Bob bitter). Their messy marital drama blended well with the crime element, giving the film the grim vibe of noir.

My only issue is that some of the suspense scenes could have used a surer hand and more tension. I really think Hitchcock would have done a great job with this story. However, as it is, the performances are good and the story kept my interest. I don't get why it's considered such a dud. Maybe it's because none of the characters are super sympathetic? I don't care-- they were INTERESTING and Lisa was sympathetic enough for all her faults, so I was invested.

Also, I love Perkins' sunglasses and leather gloves look. What an aesthetic!

#five miles to midnight #thoughts #anthony perkins #sophia loren #gig young #anatole litvak #thriller

[citizenscreen]

Anatole Litvak directing Audrey Hepburn in "Mayerling,” 1957 episode of “Producer’s Showcase.”

#anatole litvak #audrey hepburn #behind the scenes #producer’s showcase #classic tv

[gatutor]

James Cagney-Joyce Compton-Anthony Quinn-Ann Sheridan "Ciudad de conquista" (City for conquest) 1940, de Anatole Litvak.

#Joyce Compton #Ann Sheridan #James Cagney #Anthony Quinn #Anatole Litvak

[tourneurs]

“Look baby, you only live seventy years if you’re lucky.”

Out of the Fog (1941) dir. Anatole Litvak

#out of the fog #1941 #anatole litvak #ida lupino #john garfield #thomas mitchell #eddie albert #1940s #noir #noirvember #november 2023 #screencaps

[johngarfieldtribute]

JULIE DOING “STUFF” WITH FAMOUS PEOPLE (14th post in the series)

Is. This. Real??? Just saw this publicity pose of Julie with Lana Turner from the POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE above. Nothing to see here except two amazingly beautiful people! SIZZLING!

Above looks like the actors are reacting to some fun information from their director, Tay Garnett.

Julie is shown on the OUT OF THE FOG set with director, Anatole Litvak and costars John Qualen and Thomas Mitchell.

Litvak watches as Julie and Ida Lupino practice a scene for the same film. Although he is looking suave and smooth above, this was Julie’s MOST dastardly characterization.

A few years before he was unjustly called to testify, Julie is pictured above with Hollywood colleagues following a congressional session probing communist activities. Shown from left: writer-director, Paul Stewart; writer, Phillip Epstein; actor, Uta Hagen; Julie; actor, Bernice Parks; dancer, Paul Draper; producer, Oscar Serlin; and writer, Julius Epstein.

Shelley Winters shares a laugh as Julie picks her up in the pool on set for his last film, HE RAN ALL THE WAY. I don’t think either of them laughed in any of the scenes in this tense noir.

Another example of “no laughing matter” in a scene from the same movie. Julie’s pictured with Norman Lloyd. Lloyd’s character didn’t care if Julie had a bad hunch that day.

Director, John Houston confers with Julie and Gilbert Roland on the set of WE WERE STRANGERS.

Tyrone Power greets Julie with a handshake. Too bad Power is blinking. His performance in the original NIGHTMARE ALLEY was powerful, although the Bradley Cooper remake packed a punch too.

Julie sits next to Marlene Dietrich at a ballgame in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 1943. To Dietrich’s left among others are Jean Babin, Ginny Sims, Jinx Falkenberg and Ann Rutherford.

#john garfield #marlene dietrich #tyrone power #Ida lupino #anatole litvak #John Huston #lana turner #the postman always rings twice #tay garnett #norman lloyd #shelley winters #out of the fog #he ran all the way #gilbert roland #Julie doing “stuff” with famous people

[mnetn]

le lieutenant maury ✈

développer de l'affection pour des personnages qui se font bully par la vie : ✅

non vraiment c'est crève cœur, de plus c'est littéralement un homme écrit par une femme jvois pas ça autrement (kessel u are real for this) jpp spoil mais ohlala la galère.

euh par contre il est méga stonk, son tour de cou fait approximativement le diamètre d'une seule de mes cuisses...

jdis que dla merde bahahaha (i'm proud)

#l'équipage #1935 #anatole litvak #cinéma français #charles vanel #i kinda like thick boys #the beard 🤲

[boydswan]

Billy Halop in Blues in the Night (1941) dir. Anatole Litvak

#blues in the night #billy halop #classicfilmsource #anatole litvak #priscilla lane #richard whorf #elia kazan #mine

[leatherhearted]

Betty Field in BLUES IN THE NIGHT (1941, dir. Anatole Litvak)

#old hollywood #blues in the night #classicfilmsource #fyeahmovies #betty field #anatole litvak #1940s

[oldshowbiz]

The Snake Pit (1948) banned in Belfast, Northern Ireland

#northern ireland #ireland #belfast #Censorship #anatole litvak #olivia de havilland

[endless-formsmostbeautiful]

Well, what's new in the outside world today?

Anthony Perkins and Sophia Loren in

Five Miles to Midnight dir. Anatole Litvak (1962)

#five miles to midnight #anatole litvak #anthony perkins #sophia loren #my screencaps

[audreyhepburninblackandwhite]

Audrey Hepburn and director Anatole Litvak on the set of Mayerling (1956)

#audrey hepburn #1956 #1950s #mayerling #anatole litvak #on the set #behind the scenes #movies #old movies #vintage #classic #fashion #style #old hollywood glamour #old hollywood #photography

[brokehorrorfan]

Scream Factory has revealed the specs for its Sorry, Wrong Number Blu-ray, which will be released on March 21. The 1948 film noir thriller stars Barbara Stanwyck (earning her an Academy Award nomination) and Burt Lancaster.

Anatole Litvak (Anastasia) directs from a script by Lucille Fletcher, based on her own 1943 radio play. Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea, Ed Begley, and Leif Erickson round out the cast.

Sorry, Wrong Number is presented in high definition with DTS-HD Master Audio Mono. Special features are listed below.

Special features.

Audio commentary by podcasters Sam Hurley and Emily Higgins (new)

Audio commentary by Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode

Introduction by film historian Eddie Muller

Hold the Phone: The Making of Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number radio play – 1950 performance with Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster

Sorry, Wrong Number filmed performance - Filmed version of the radio play

Theatrical trailer

Photo gallery

Young, rich, bedridden Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck) dials a telephone number one night and overhears two men plotting the murder of an unidentified woman. She becomes frantic. Her terror is intensified by mysterious calls from an old college rival and a friend of her father. With time running out, Leona pieces evidence together that leads her to suspect that it is her husband (Burt Lancaster) who wants her murdered.

Pre-order Sorry, Wrong Number.

#sorry wrong number #scream factory #film noir #40s movies #1940s movies #dvd #gift #barbara stanwyck #burt lancaster #ann richards #anatole litvak #wendell corey #ed begley #leif erickson

[citizenscreen]

An incredibly talented trio.

Billy Wilder, Anatole Litvak, and John Huston.

#billy wilder #anatole litvak #john huston