Directed by John Frankenheimer Seconds is a deeply paranoid film, rightly so since it's the third in John Frankenheimer's "paranoia" trilogy, following The Manchurian Candidate and Seven Days in May. Where those two films dealt with paranoia in the pursuit of power, however, this one deals with paranoia in the quest for freedom. Filmed in distorting wide angles … Continue reading Seconds (1966)
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The Train (1964)
Directed by John Frankenheimer There's a lot of deep focus in The Train and, from what I recall, other John Frankenheimer films like The Manchurian Candidate and Seven Days in May. Let's start there... These are all political films, much more about conflicts between ideologies than between individuals. We see them in deep focus, carefully staged, so that … Continue reading The Train (1964)
Point Blank (1967)
Directed by John Boorman Lee Marvin works on autopilot, but in a good way, in John Boorman's Point Blank. He scowls and leers his way through a revenge mission, playing the part of the ghost everyone assumes him to be after he was once left for dead. Marvin plays Walker, a man who is a little … Continue reading Point Blank (1967)
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