POV Night
Sometimes, filmmakers try shooting in point of view (POV), with the camera seeing things from the main character’s perspective. In the first hour we’ll see clips from scenes shot in POV – such as Peeping Tom and Halloween – followed by film noir Lady in the Lake.
The 1947 film noir Lady in the Lake, based on Raymond Chandler’s novel of the same title, was a daring experiment by film star Robert Montgomery. For his directorial debut featuring iconic detective Phillip Marlowe, Montgomery wanted to bring Chandler’s distinctive first-person voice-over narration to the big screen. With just a few exceptions, in Lady in the Lake we see everything from Marlowe’s point of view, with Montgomery providing the detective’s voice.
This leads to all kinds of witty gimmicks, such as the camera getting bashed by a tough guy. And when Marlowe is on the telephone, we see the receiver, blurred, at the bottom of the frame. We can also see when Marlowe is holding a lit cigarette by the smoke coiling up through the shot. And, of course, the femme fatale leans in for a kiss on the lens. Screens in 35mm.
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