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Tuesday, 24 September 2024

The Avenger Strays



           In Laura the avenger strays from his duty, as his infatuation with the titular character (as a portrait) grows. His "passion" leads to her appearance at a police station. His interrogation is unique in it's further implication of the law after the film's big revelation. It illustrates how McPherson forces procedure while repressing his desire - the process en masse that largely led to the creation of the American noir style in the first place. 

Matthew Sorrento
Senses of Cinema
2013

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John Harbourne
Laura

       https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2013/feature-articles/laura-noir-of-identity-and-illusion/

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