Caught this 68 minute film on telly the other night.
It started well, all uncertain and moody and noirish photography.
But then it just seemed to gallop towards the end, and because it was so quick, the earlier tension dissipated. And the ending ("Get down from there!") was out of step.
Was more meant to be made of Haki's sexual potency? It seems to be implied that he had his wicked way with our heroes wife, but this side of the story isn't really explored.
Like a number of Orson Welles' films, several editions of JOURNEY INTO FEAR exist or are rumored.
I refer you to the "Alternate Version?" thread here, especially MagAmberson's succinct discussion. [He is generally reliable in discussions of things Welsian.]
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I took a time to get into the film. For me, 'Journey Into Fear' got better and better as it went along. I was surprised how naïve and susceptible that Joseph's Cotten's character was for the most part of the film. The rainswept outside ledge scene was great. I was taken by surprise at the brevity of the film at the end.
shareFor me, 'Journey Into Fear' got better and better as it went along. I was surprised how naïve and susceptible that Joseph's Cotten's character was for the most part of the film. The rainswept outside ledge scene was great. I was taken by surprise at the brevity of the film at the end.
Yes. It was tense and funny in turns. Some of the scenes with Matthews (husband of the Agnes Moorhead character) made me laugh.
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