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Saturday 5 June 2004
19.00
The Tarnished Angels
(Douglas Sirk, USA 1957, 91’)
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Douglas Sirk
Tarnished Angels 1957
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Considered by William Faulkner to be the best screen adaptation of one of his novels, and considered by many critics to be Sirk's finest film, The Tarnished Angels deals with a reporter's futile attempt to define modern life through a bizarre group of barnstorming pilots. Rock Hudson reputedly disowned the film, feeling there was something ‘nasty’ about it. However, playing a weak man for once, he gives his most credible and sympathetic performance. As for Stack and Malone, their intense acting is the stuff that cults are made of. A film that was shot in the dark, The Tarnished Angels is also an essay on the expressive possibilities of lighting.
Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium
£3.50 (£2 concessions)
Double Indemnity season
Film
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