Describe 'In A Lonely Place' in one word

Yes, disturbing.

Tragic.

melancholy. The film is brilliant and contains a wonderful performance from Bogart who until i saw this thought was a so so actor. Ray i always thought was an actors director , and managed to draw what i belive where career best perfomances , out of the likes James Dean , Bogart , James Mason , Robert ryan and Robert Mitchum in the best of his films. From watching Ray's movies i always felt he was a bit of a dreamer , maybe even a wanna be actor , their is a wonderful edgy realism to be found in the best of his films , in fact his 50's out put is as good as there is out there , his later work is flawed yet still fascinating to watch , he was always making a young man's film's and that i believe is where his greatness lies this seeming apparent refusual to grow up.
But what i liked most in Ray's work was the reccurring empathy for the social misfit.

In a Lonely place i feel is his best film one of the greatest ever made , it is also Bogart's best in my opinion and i adore Casablanca but this is better the darkest Bogart brooding and all knowing the Bogart of in a lonely place was the Bogart well all needed to see , we all wanted to see but rarely got the chance.

The great director that most people have never heard of Nicholas ray

His best films my opinion are a follows

In a lonely place
They live by night
Bigger than life
The lusty men
On Dangerous Ground
Rebel Without a cause
Bitter victory
Johnny Guitar
Wind across the Everglades
The Savage innocents
party girl. All ranging from great to very good these movies are a must for any film fan.

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