Address Unknown (1944)
- Directed by
- William Cameron Menzies
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two families drift apart as Nazi ideology takes hold. One friend in America tries to reconnect with his former business partner in Germany, only to receive cold responses. The story follows the personal and political unraveling of their relationships.
melancholictenseshadowysuspensefulsomberclaustrophobicvisually starkeerie
What happens
Address Unknown is a 1944 American film noir drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies based on Kressmann Taylor's novel Address Unknown (1938). The film tells the story of two families caught up in the rise of Nazism in Germany before the start of World War II. Cinematographer Rudolph Maté employed shadows, shapes and camera angles to create the imagery. One notable scene shows Martin Schulz (Paul Lukas) descending a staircase awaiting his arrest by the Gestapo, with the shadow of a web-like criss-cross of window panes behind him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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