The Reckless Moment (1949)
- Directed by
- Max Ophüls
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 138 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 suburban mother tries to cover up a violent death linked to her daughter. She faces blackmail and gets entangled with a shady man who knows the truth.
tensemelodramaticbroodinganxiousnoir-ishsuburban-gothicmoody
What happens
The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American noir melodrama film directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, and released by Columbia Pictures with Burnett Guffey as cinematographer. It starred James Mason and Joan Bennett. The film is based on The Blank Wall (1947), a novel written by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. The 2001 film The Deep End is a remake based on the same source material. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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