The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
While the City Sleeps
When
Wed 4 May 2022
Reportedly one of Lang’s own personal favourites – and his penultimate American film – this key urban noir builds on the centripetal viewpoint of M as an entire city is drawn into the search for a serial murderer (the 'Lipstick Killer'). Cinematographer Ernest Laszlo (Kiss Me Deadly) brilliantly captures the seedy underbelly of a metropolis as Lang focuses his sharp and cynical lens on the news media industry. The typically sultry Ida Lupino is a standout here, as is Vincent Price as a feckless mogul. With Dana Andrews, George Sanders, Rhonda Fleming and Thomas Mitchell.
Also screening on Wed 4 May
Program
More than Night: The Fatal Vision of Fritz Lang
M (1931) – Wed 4 May at 7pm
While the City Sleeps (1956) – Wed 4 May at 9.10pm
Man Hunt (1941) – Wed 11 May at 7pm
Cloak and Dagger (1946)– Wed 11 May at 8.55pm
Ministry of Fear (1944) – Wed 18 May at 7pm
Spione (1928) – Wed 18 May at 8.40pm
About the program
Fritz Lang (1890–1976) was a master of both expressionism and film noir whose career spanned almost 50 years, taking him from the vibrant and highly influential German studio system of the pre-Nazi era to many of the Hollywood majors. Often described as a film director’s director, Lang was a virtuoso of the moving image...
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