My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Obssessione (1942)

The Italian adaptation of James M. Cain's novel The Postman Always Rings Twice directed by Luchino Visconti (his first film).  The plot is the classic film noir; drifter walks into a restaurant, gets a job, has an affair with the owner's wife.  They set out to kill the husband.  Yet this film has more depth than that, and that's what makes this version succeed.  I like the other adaptations a lot but I have to say this one is quite good.  It's only flaw is its length at 140 minutes.  Grade: B+. 
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