The Locket (1946)
- Directed by
- John Brahm
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 46 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
A woman's troubled past is revealed through a series of nested flashbacks as her husband learns about her history with other men. Stories of theft and manipulation are gradually unpacked to understand her character.
melancholictensepsychologically complexsomberatmosphericdarkemotionally layeredunsettling
What happens
The Locket is a 1946 American psychological thriller film noir directed by John Brahm, starring Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Raymond, and released by RKO Pictures. The film is based on a screenplay by Sheridan Gibney, adapted from "What Nancy Wanted" by Norma Barzman, wife of later-blacklisted writer Ben Barzman. It is noted for its complex and confusing use of layered flashbacks within flashbacks to give psychological depth to the narrative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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