Double Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series)

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Starring: Fred MacMurray
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Billy Wilder
Studio: Universal Studios
Release Date: 2006-08-22
Running Time: 107 minutes
Number of Items: 2
A salesman & a blonde kill her husband & get away with it until the insurance investigator becomes obsessed with the case. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Fred Macmurray Edward G Robinson Run time: 107 minutes Rating: Nr

ONE OF THE GREATS
The combination of Billy Wilder ( directing ), and Raymond Chandler ( screenplay ) should have insured any movie 'classic' status, but the addition of an excellent cast nailed the lid down. The chemistry between Stanwyck ( who pretty much set the standard here for femme fatales ), and Fred MacMurray ( in, arguably, his best role ) was incendiary. Add Edward G. Robinson, and the mix is positively lethal.

For all the pretty packaging of this product the 'extras' pretty much suck. Still, the movie does look a bit better than it did on my old VHS tape.

I disagree
-The movie looks great
-Those who say the remaster is bad are wrong
-Buy the movie

Double tour de force
In this classic *film noir*, the infamous Hollywood production code of the 30s-40s, which prohibited explicit erotic language and images, actually makes things more interesting. Take, for instance, the delicious exchange of double-entendres about a *speed limit* during the first encounter between Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray.

The main theme of the movie, of course, is the classic *femme fatale* motif, which denotes the dream produced by a male-dominated society (America in the 30s-50s) of a cold, manipulative, and calculating female. She is lacking any morality. Needles to say, it is a dream, fiction, and a masochistic dream at that, because he dreams about being exploited by a woman.

Also, it is perhaps a bit obscure, the quasi-Oedipal triangle, where "father* figure is split in two - Barbara Stanwyck's husband, *negative* father and a *symbolic* father (Keyes). After the killing, the hero must pay the price. The very last scene Keys tells dying Neff that Keyes is *much more* to him than just a colleague. In fact Keyes is Neff's missing *father*. This is sublime piece of cinema - perhaps one of the best Hollywood has ever created.

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity is my first experience in traditional film noir and i quite enjoyed it. The film stood out to me in a number of ways, mostly the unique story and the look of the film. Double Indemnity's story was unique largely because the protagonist in many ways didn't seem to be a good person. It was one of those movies where its hard to completely identify with any of the characters yet it still remains interesting. I really liked the typical noir look that the movie had. I think the film is a fairly typical example of film noir and im looking forward to seeing more movies like it.

The best
Great movie. Excellent value. Arrived quickly. No problems. Have ordered many items and have never been disappointed. Thank you.