Check out the HOME page for more information. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. John Brahm’s The Locket (1946), or “What Nancy Wanted” Written by Wheeler Winston Dixon. Sometimes funny, sometimes wonderful eccentric and sometimes plain annoying. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Forgot your password? The plot itself is relatively simple: Nancy (Laraine Day) is a kleptomaniac, driven to steal anything that strikes her fancy (the original title of the film was “What Nancy Wanted”). All rights reserved. Speaking of flashbacks and Hitchcock - what's your feeling on Stage Fright? Especially the screen captures..! ... all the way from denmark.especially the fact that you have reviews of jodorowsky, zulawski, herz (i too love the cremator)etc.btw, i found "sweet movie" to be quite funny. The version I originally saw was on a VHS that was both incomplete and washed out.I read your review and it sounded like you didn't care for the film very much. I just had a VHS of an AMC airing I taped.Btw, I LOVE Sweet Movie, and I also enjoy WR: Mysteries of the Organism, so I'll be checking in on your blog often and adding it to my blogroll.- The Mysterious Ad)ri.an B(e;ta[m.a.x. There are no featured audience reviews for The Locket at this time. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Audiences loved David O. Selznick and Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound but that film's trite simplification of psychoanalysis was embarrassing. i actually prefer Sweet Movie over WR even though i think it's the general conception that WR is the better film (but who cares about that anyway?). Coming Soon. John Brahm’s The Locket (1946), or “What Nancy Wanted”. I forgot to link my review. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. One of the very best psychological films noir, 1946's The Locket treats its theme with restraint and compassion. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. I honestly hardly remember the plot, but I remember liking it a lot more than was considered proper for its place amongst Hitchcock's oeuvre. There are certainly any number of labyrinthianly complicated noirs, but nothing can quite prepare the viewer for the experience of watching John Brahm’s The Locket (1946), famous for its “flashback within a flashback within a flashback” structure, perhaps the most convoluted narrative in the history of noir. Maybe you guys just have better taste than in the states. I heard on the radio yesterday that in international polls, Scandinavian countries have about the highest overall life satisfaction. As a child, Day was accused of stealing a locket at a fancy party. and the Terms and Policies, http://cahiers2cinema.blogspot.com/2010/04/john-brahm-and-locket-and-nicholas.html, Review of Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance. I have to admit I was a bit squeamish on more than one occasion throughout, but other times I was laughing out loud or gawking in amazement. Login to create it. I stumbled upon your blog whilst searching for images for my own review of the Locket...! You don't know truth from lies. I too enjoyed Sweet Movie, although "funny" doesn't quite do justice to the range of reactions it elicits. i think that was one of the things i liked - if that makes any sense.I don't really know if the film culture is stronger in scandinavia. Cinemark Wheeler generously gave us permission to post his thoughts on the mesmerizing noir, The Locket . Coming Soon. Don't have an account? For those of us who love flashbacks, especially in noir, "The Locket" is the perfect title. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. In its detail there is nothing that makes it stand out, but there are a couple of interesting things about its narrative. We have very similar taste! Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. My high point was Mitchum's line: "You're no psychiatrist. This film recounts the mental disintegration of bride-to-be Laraine Day. "You don't know the truth from lies, you are just a love sick quack". If any Film Walrus readers will be in the right place at the right time, let me know! Coming Soon. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! The Film Walrus is a movie review blog with a particular love for foreign, cult, arthouse, gialli, SF and noir. Story tells of how a bride to be, who as a child was traumatised by a false charge of stealing, grows up to badly affect the men who wander into her life. It stars Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum and Gene Raymond. Don't tell me your conscience is bothering you? I like the combination of noir with a somewhat over-the-top flair, even if it isn't in conventional good taste. The Locket. Sadly, I had to pull the screenshots from a (rather decent) torrent sourced from god knows where (probably the Spanish DVD). yesterday someone told me to see Innocence Unprotected, so i'm really looking forward to that one.and i actually think you might be right about Sweet Movie. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. It too tells the devastating effects of a little child kept from having a possession, a locket, which is rightfully hers and the consequences of her actions on the men in her life. i don't have any idea of what it's like in the states. Denmark, i think, is good. Can't find a movie or TV show? The Film Atlas is my latest project, a series reviewing a favorite film from each of 120+ countries. The Locket is a case history of a warped mind and its effect on the lives of those it touches intimately. just wanted to let you know that i really like yr blog. I actually did enjoy the film quite a bit, especially for certain stretches, like the third level of flashback with the little girls and some of the Mitchum scenes, but in my reviews I like to be hyper-critical. I got to get over there some time.Speaking of Europe, I'll be in London and then Belfast May 11th through 19th. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. I'm not sure I'd canonize Brahm myself, but I actually find him really enjoyable. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. | Fresh (1) But I still like to push for the best from all directors (even dead ones!). Adrian,Glad you enjoyed the reviews. The locket is directed by John Brahm and based on a screenplay written by Sheridan Gibney, which in turn is adapted from the story "What Nancy Wanted" written by Norma Barzman. Review of The Locket (1946) The 1946 film noir “The Locket” hasn’t been released on disc anywhere outside of Spain, causing it to slip ever further into the status of footnote, unvaryingly and almost exclusively during discussions of flashbacks. Regal All Critics (2) 1946 Directed by John Brahm. In addition to reviews you can find essays, discussions, lists, rants and screenshots. I remember reading about this movie when I was doing my film noir thesis, but I never got a chance to see it. There are no critic reviews yet for The Locket. The structure of The Locket is itself interesting and Laraine Day is sporting eye lights ALL THE TIME, which makes her look kind of like a petit-bourgeois Terminator. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Sign up here. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Copyright © Fandango. Nancy’s compul... read the rest. Cinemark .. . Here the forgotten, the overlooked and the strange are given their due. Reviewed by Glenn Erickson. You need to be logged in to continue. In that sense, the title of the film indirectly labels the film's most radical technical achievement, as does the title of Hitchcock's "Rope," with its (cheated) continuous 'one-shot' artistry. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. The Locket (1946) Editor's note: This week's film noir article is taken from film historian Wheeler Winston Dixon's just-released book Film Noir and the Cinema of Paranoia. Coming Soon, Regal major spoiler alert for Stage Fright:I remember reading somewhere that Hitchcock thought that the false flashback at the beginning was a big mistake, but it was possibly my favorite part of the film - the fact that it was a lie, that is, and that the other characters base their actions upon it. Where did you get them? All in all, i consider copenhagen a good city film-wise.keep up the good work btw. Welcome to the movie game.Press the button to display 2 things.Think of a movie that fits both.Enjoy. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. First, it has a flashback within a flashback within a flashback, each told by a different character. "It is perhaps a phantom canonization I'm reacting to, but I could swear I heard some people leaning that way with Brahm. If you've seen that one, let me know if you consider it to be as good.Is the film culture over in Denmark pretty strong? The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Copenhagen especially. I just read and greatly enjoyed your review. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Just confirm how you got your ticket. The lighting of Mitchum that you screen-captured was great... A stunning example of the sometimes ethereal quality Nicholas Musuraca was getting in the film... what no one has quite said yet about this marvelous, clever, re-watchable film is that its title, and its central emblem, points to its technique: the enclosed case of "the locket," surely, is the series of nested flashbacks, as well as the "love" the Aherne character names as what it's a "symbol" of.