but not as fine as the next lensed Lang with essentially the same cast: "Scarlet Street". That one is even more nuanced and what a powerful ending! For me and many others the true picture in the window hangs on Scarlet Street.
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Wow, coincidentally I was just coming on here to write the same thing... Just got done watching both on Netflix and must say that "Scarlet Street" was way better in my opinion.. I felt like "The Woman in the Window" was such a cop out, not only for the conclusion, but the ridiculous portrayal of Robinson's character. The way he was just giving his clues away was completely wooden. If that was the point, the viewer loses interest very quickly by thinking what a dumb-a$$ this guy is.. I also guess I've seen too many films that pull the same sort of finale as this one does too, rips the rug right out (not really).. Reading other posts by some users suggest that Lang wanted a different ending, but due to the Hays Code it was to be changed. Lang is pretty dark, so I can kind of see this happening, at least I hoped it did.
Definitely enjoyed "Scarlet Street" a lot more than this, but I've only seen these two and obviously "M" from Lang.. Got any suggestions?
Lang directed several noirs, but not all of them are worth anything. After these two there's "The Big Heat", "Fury","Ministry of Fear", Clash by Night", "The Blue Gardenia", and one or two others of dubious merit. You might also check out Anthony Mann's many fine noirs.
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Don't listen to D_F about 'Ministry of Fear' or 'Clash by Night' "not being worth anything". . .they're masterpieces to my eyes. Go see what your eyes tell you about those, if you haven't already.
And Lang's first thee American movies - 'Fury', 'You Only Live Twice', and especially 'You and Me', are all very good.
Two other fine Lang semi-noir movies are 'Man Hunt' and (an acquired taste:) 'Secret beyond the Door' (Claude Chabrol's favorite.)
For me, 'Woman in the Window' is finer most the way through, but 'Scarlet Street' is overall better because of its commitment to finishing without a compromised slaphappy ending.
Both great movies.
Excuse me, but U have put too much cod in your swallop. "The Ministry of Fear" is a fine melodrama/noir, nothing like the book, but so what, right? At least we can agree about "Scarlet Street".
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