Joan fontaine and burt lancaster star in kiss the blood off my hands, a classic film noir about fate and love amongst the most unlikely individuals. She collapses on the bed, showing a nice full frontal flash, before her man piggybacks her into the bathroom, which lends us a look at her latter end. Kiss the blood off my hands is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by norman foster starring burt lancaster, joan fontaine and robert newton based on a novel of the same name by gerald bulter. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, crime, drama, filmnoir july 10, 2017 bill saunders, disturbed exsoldier, kills a man in a postwar london pub brawl.
Some will find the plot a little canned, a vehicle for quick appeal, not quite a b movie enterprise. Scorsese once described his concept of the film as a western set on mars, which adds two more playgrounds to the above list and helps explain the kind of historical fantasy. Scorsese once described his concept of the film as a western set on mars, which adds two more playgrounds to the above list. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, jane wharton, who believes his story. However, the film doesnt quite live up to the promise of its evocative name. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 this is a surprisingly vivid movie. Lancaster plays a former wwii soldier living a meager existence in postwar london. On classic film noir, robert miklitsch curates a bold collection of essays that reassesses the genres iconic style, history, and themes. Mitchum, and the bleak noir kiss the blood off my hands, starring burt lancaster and joan fontaine. Calling upon his vast arsenal of skills, labiche unleashes a torrent of.
Fugitive bill saunders and lonely nurse jane wharton. In this film noir drama, bill saunders burt lancaster is a former prisoner of war living in england whose experiences have left him emotionally unstable and. Overview of kiss the blood off my hands, 1948, directed by norman foster, with joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, at turner classic movies. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 the movie database. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 pairs a young burt lancaster with joan fontaine, who was already something of a legend at the time this film was made. According to hollywood reporter news items, the film s title was to be changed from kiss the blood off my hands to the less graphic blood on my hands. In 1948 dell publications released a new paperback edition of gerald butlers novel retitled the unafraid. Kiss the blood off my hands is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by norman foster starring burt. On classic film noir, robert miklitsch contributors analyze the oftoverlooked female detective and littleexamined aspects of filmmaking like love songs and radio aesthetics, discuss the significance of the producer and womens pulp fiction, as well as investigate disney noir and the fifties heist film, bmovie. Despite its awesome title, kiss the blood off my hands isnt peak noir, but its notable for its 1948 london setting including the zoo, the messed up central romance and robert newtons deeply creepy, very rapey performance. After the initial scene in which the pub owner is killed and lancaster is chased through the streets, the film simmers down considerably. A kiss before dying 1956 kiss the blood off my hands aka blood on my hands 1948 knock on any door 1949 ladies in retirement 1941 the lady confesses 1945 lady in the death house 1944 lady on a train 1945 a lady without passport 1950 the las vegas story 1952 lightning strikes twice 1951 the lineup 1958 the locket 1946. Fugitive bill saunders and lonely nurse jane wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.
With joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, lewis l. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 directed by norman. Feature film from emmy award winning writer michael reaves. In kiss the blood off my but a new generation of writers is pushing aside the fog of cigarette smoke surrounding classic noir scholarship. Scarred emotionally and psychologically from his experiences as a pow, he is a brooding loner with a. May 16, 2010 every sunday film school rejects presents a movie that was made before you were born and tells you why you should like it. The film is based on a fictional history behind the tanaka memorial document. The film screams noir from the opening moments, as burt, having accidentally killed a bartender, leads the bobbies on a tenminute foot chase through the mazelike london waterfront. W bill saunders lancaster is living in england and scarred with unstable and violent tendencies. Other articles where kiss the blood off my hands is discussed. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, crime, drama, film noir july 10, 2017 bill saunders, disturbed exsoldier, kills a man in a postwar london pub brawl.
This might have been forgivable in a 30s movie, but youd think they would have moved on by 1948. The rise of the rat city rollergirls 2007 dvd blood simple 1984 dvd blood tea and red string 2006 dvd blood ties 20 dvd blood wedding 1981 dvd blood work 2002 dvd blood. On classic film noir, robert miklitsch curates a bold collection of essays that. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster synopsis. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 10301948 us drama 1h 19m user score. Kiss the blood off my hands was a pleasant surprise, though i was initially skeptical as to whether or not it would live up to its salacious title. Blood kdrama jisang and rita kiss scene eng sub youtube. Space command is a bold, new scifi adventure, starring scifi legends.
Tell it to the judge 1949 and father is a bachelor 1950 were light romantic comedies, but woman on the run 1950 was a proficient thriller starring ann sheridan and dennis okeefe, and. I changed the first chapter so you might want to go back and check that out. Im still not convinced that the films can easily be rolled up and stored away under an appropriate label. But i enjoyed so much the two leadsjoan fontaine as ever luminous and sympathetic, burt lancaster in his tough yet lovable besti. Blood on her hands 1998 a woman susan lucci convinces her lover philip casnoff to kill her husband john ohurley, then tries to frame him. Kiss the blood off my hands, starring joan fontaine, burt lancaster, and robert newton. Joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, norman foster. A new york times news item indicates that the pca initially blocked the full title, but. Kiss the blood off my hands is an excellent collection of provocative essays on the theme of film noir. It was the first film made by hecht and lancasters production company, norma productions. Also the ending must be one of the blandest copouts in. Jan 01, 2014 in kiss the blood off my but a new generation of writers is pushing aside the fog of cigarette smoke surrounding classic noir scholarship.
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Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan. And i hold to my view that movements or genres in art rarely, if ever, have fixed dates when they start and stop. Trudging down the steep hill where the tree leaves rustled from over his head and the cool morning breeze caressed his pale cheeks, the black haired teen with dark circles under his chocolate brown eyes, quietly made his way to school. Every sunday film school rejects presents a movie that was made before you were born and tells you why you should like it. Blood on the sun is a 1945 american war film directed by frank lloyd and starring james cagney and sylvia sidney.
Kiss the blood off my hands, adapted from gerald butlers novel of postwar violence and demoralization by ben maddow and walter bernstein, is an intensely moody melodrama. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, jane wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident. It has a retro feel and an optimistic view of the future. Bill saunders, a former prisoner of war living in england, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he in kills a man and then flees. But i enjoyed so much the two leadsjoan fontaine as ever luminous and sympathetic, burt lancaster in his tough yet lovable besti loved the whole movi.