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Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

2DCS15
Director:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast:John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte
Premiere:25. November 2021
Length:108 minutes
Genre:Drama

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz  •  Cast: John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Fritz Kortner

One of two films by Joseph L. Mankiewicz selected for this year’s festival shows the Chandler-like knotted and enigmatic story intertwined with accidental encounters and minor characters jumping in and out of the narrative. A fast-paced plot with quick dialogues delivered in a playful language requires an attentive viewer who is in turn rewarded by funny intertextual references. The male protagonist without a past, portrayed by the charismatic John Hodiak in his first starring role (he passed away nine years later, at the age of 41, from a heart attack), is an original variation on several noir archetypes – the war veteran, the fugitive and the PI. The subjectivity of the narrative keeps even the basic information away from the viewer. Teamed-up with the hazy-minded protagonist, it lets them grope in the dark, face the fear of the unknown and experience the omnipresent angst and paranoia.

Length: 108 min

Year: 1946
Local premiere date: 25. November 2021
World premiere date: 1. June 1946

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz  •  Cast: John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Fritz Kortner

One of two films by Joseph L. Mankiewicz selected for this year’s festival shows the Chandler-like knotted and enigmatic story intertwined with accidental encounters and minor characters jumping in and out of the narrative. A fast-paced plot with quick dialogues delivered in a playful language requires an attentive viewer who is in turn rewarded by funny intertextual references. The male protagonist without a past, portrayed by the charismatic John Hodiak in his first starring role (he passed away nine years later, at the age of 41, from a heart attack), is an original variation on several noir archetypes – the war veteran, the fugitive and the PI. The subjectivity of the narrative keeps even the basic information away from the viewer. Teamed-up with the hazy-minded protagonist, it lets them grope in the dark, face the fear of the unknown and experience the omnipresent angst and paranoia.

Year: 1946
Local premiere date: 25. November 2021
World premiere date: 1. June 1946

Country of origin:

  • United states of America