Julian Shellhammer
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The People Against O'Hara (1951) with Spencer Tracy as a former defense attorney who left that part of the law and focuses on civil law. Tons of familiar faces, such as Pat O'Brien, Dianna Lynn, John Hodiak, Eduardo Ciannelli, and so on. A combo noir, courtroom drama, whodunnit, and character study, with painful episodes of Tracy's attorney character struggling against a relapse into alcohol abuse. Visually dark, thematically dark, but well directed by John Sturges.
Also finished the last of Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy, The World of Apu. If you have not seen these, they are deceptively slow paced, but thoroughly human. Ray was a graphic designer before making films, which explains some of his subtle framing and scene compositions. Not to everyone's taste, but I enjoyed them.
Also finished the last of Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy, The World of Apu. If you have not seen these, they are deceptively slow paced, but thoroughly human. Ray was a graphic designer before making films, which explains some of his subtle framing and scene compositions. Not to everyone's taste, but I enjoyed them.