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I saw this on television when I was a kid. I found a copy on DVD the other day and grabbed it because I'm sure it will be a collectors edition. For me, this is a real part of my life. I grew up just a stones throw from where they shot the film and know many of the buildings and locations they used. It is a time capsule of the city which is now entirely changed. As for the film itself, I always enjoyed it for several reasons. One, the famous 'long walk' in which Marilyn walks away from the camera toward the falls. For starters, as she turns, and when she is faced away from the other couple, she gives that wicked smile assuming her husband has been murdered. Secondly, that shot of her walking away from the camera made her famous - or more notably, her backside became famous. The whole premise of the film comes together when she is asked to identify her husband's body,, but goes into a dead faint when the sheet is pulled back to reveal it is her lover on the slab. The famous murder scene in the bell tower is also great. Very film noir, with shadows and only knowing, not seeing,, what is happening to her until she falls into frame. All in all a great film.
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brian-lockhart-66-40326 8 April 2015
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