Lady in the Lake (1947)

[billthestinker]

he has a private dick.ha ha

[KCHIEFTAN]

creepy camera work.I like it

[shioncherry]

This reminds me the CD-ROM interactive movies

[JaredDeinlein]

When Gaspar Noe was tripping on Magic Mushrooms and watched this, he decided to film "Enter the Void" In first person also. Brilliant.

[ThexIRiiS]

vaya mierda de video

[Camielenjelle]

Does anyone know where I can watch the full movie?

[newg123456789]

thanks for posting this! All I can find, living in the UK... :-(

[Grifiki]

"I don't see this as anything but dialogue! If it wasn't visible it could have beeen written in any genre!"

[ServosFLyingCircus]

My father read me this book when I was eight and I absolutely loved it. So I find the movie a little disappointing. Also the person playing Adrian Fromsett doesn't act.

[DivinityOfDoom]

can't believe it was like this only 60 years ago... it's awesome! we suck now, everything sucks balls

[lakid87]

a movie strictly in POV would be cool if it had violence throughout (Strange Days opeing scene -kinda like Halo

[EvanQuinn07]

one my favorite film noirs...I like the way it was filmed...Lila Leeds (the blonde sec)..had a very interesting bio..check it out...too bad she didn't have more roles

[rawkus1167]

Gaspar Noe got the idea for "Enter the Void" from watching this under the influence of mushrooms. If you like the POV thing, you need to see that film. Also, anyone remember the great POV shots from Kathryn Bigelow's "Strange Days"? LOVED that film.

[ooozeGonnaSubscribe]

i just read this book,by raymond chandler "lady in the lake". i just wanna say it left me speechless.i loved this masterpiece,just so great and..awesome!

[iceland69able]

I like the receptionist,Lila Leeds. Too bad she wasnt in more movies.  Dona Drake

who Bob Hope had to "settle for" in Road to Morocco and Andrea King should have had more prominent roles. I wonder if the leading ladies of the day prevented them being in more movies to avoid sharing the glamor spotlight

[iceland69able]

The Receptionist is Lila Leeds, too bad she didnt have more roles. There were lots more real beauties like Dona Drake(Road to Morocco),and Andrea King(Ride the pink horse) who I wish had been in lots more movies.

[DeWittAlbright]

@iceland69able I'm sure that has a lot to do with her pot bust with Robert Mitchum. Didn't hurt his career though.... :-p

[truth2film]

Reason why this subjective camera is emotionally unfavorable is because the audience does not have access to the "POV actor's" reactions. Though it may be fun and interesting in the beginning, it will tend to get boring later on. (I'm quoting joseph mascelli). I think this film is fun and I admire the master shots it took to film with such precision and no editing. However, I think subjective camera should be minimal and added for effect, i. e person wakes up from coma, looks up to doctor.

[Ceejayanthirium]

"the teeth i got i'd like to keep" LOL

[rumpole33]

bay city was supposed to be santa monica city, though idk if SM truly was corrupt or not. but, as chandler wrote in 'farewell my lovely,' it was easier to buy up most/all of a small city like bay city, than a bigger one like los angeles

in chandler's book, bay city was corrupt, w/ political offices & the police dept being for sale. any wealthy ppl, including big mob bosses could buy any position & anybody

[shanquilla562]

great film noir, one of my favorite movies, movies were much better back then, they weren't infested with negros

[kityjaz]

I'm watching this movie now for the first time.. enjoying the 'first person' view.. but at first I thought he had died..lol.. since that form of viewing has been used in some paranormal movies from the ghost's 'point of view'.

Great movie & story line!!

[Daltonson]

This first person view is so brilliant and clever for 1947, why haven't many modern films followed this? I know some films have short views of First person, but why not have it entirly though a film.

[Daltonson]

P.S forget Cloverfield and blair witch, (hand held camaras.)

[pheadx]

@Daltonson Hey man, I will start to shoot an entire POV feature in a few weeks. Hope you will be able to watch and enjoy it once it's done.

[rudiangath]

@Daltonson If you like point of view, you should take a look at Peep Show, a british sitcom. Brilliant stuff,

[sebimean]

@Daltonson ENTER THE VOID

[AMPFEAST]

@Daltonson Sarah Kane tried to fund such a film in the 90s, but it didnt wok out. it should have been a short film on eating disorders.

[Elhashauhocu]

@Daltonson Do you know "enter the void"? from the director Gaspard Noé. The first half of the movie is a first person view of the principal character... who is taking drugs. I really enjoyed this movie. Maybe you will?

[costantinoplus]

E' un film giocato quasi esclusivamente in soggettiva,ma paradassolmente, proprio perché non vediamo in faccia il protagonista (le sue reazioni, i suoi sentimenti stampati sul volto) fallisce clamorosamente il suo intento di lasciarci immedesimare

[Radagahst]

Our generation is used to POV (mainly for fps video games ;) That's why we enjoy this kind of treatment on a movie. But peolpe back then didn't enjoy it too much, it was weird, extrange and unconventional... and people tends to avoid what they don't know... it's a shame...

P.S: sorry my bad englsh, talking spanish here n_n

[voidforpurpose]

Hitchcock's "Obsession" is worth a look, in this same experimental POV genre.

And The Firesign Theatre's "Nick Danger" was born here.

[5feethigh]

thanks for pointing that out.

[NGS712]

void: I think you maybe talking about someone else, I've never heard of a Hitchcock film called Obsession.

[jacytoon]

Obsession is by De Palma

[NGS712]

jacy: Yep, that's the one. :)

[voidforpurpose]

@jacytoon Riiiight! I was thinking of "Compulsion"... which is also not by Hitchcock, but Richard Fleischer (1959) but which has the same Loeb-Leopold storyline as his "Rope", which I was thinking of, that used the no-edit technique... which Hitch thought failed as a technique.

[YellowArcher]

@voidforpurpose Huhwhaaaa? I'm sold just by the Nick Danger bit.

[homagefilms]

@voidforpurpose obsession is a de palma movie.

[llloewenbendiger]

@voidforpurpose hello, can't find "obsession" as title. whicht year is it? is there another title? imdb doesn't list it...

thx

[sakara18235]

the star/director is the father of BEWITCHED tv actress.

[predicta58]

Many people don't like the subjective camera,

I think it's brilliant!...I've seen this

movie many times and I just love it.Oh and,

you're right "boldello",Audrey Totter is

very good looking!!!

[5feethigh]

gugle for stage 6 if you want to see/get the full movie.

I'm glad you enjoyed the upload.

cheers

[boldello]

Love that Audrey Trotter!!!!

[justfly07]

How can I find this movie? I love this stuff...

[stickyjoe131]

I am thankful that you post this, I thought I was the only one who likes these movies.

[justfly07]

do you know how i can aquire this movie

[stickyjoe131]

Nope, I just really love Noir stuff. If you like video games try Bioshock.

[jch31384]

firstly, it's available for rental on netflix, and secondly, i would recommend you play 'half-life', and/or 'deus ex: the conspiracy' before playing bioshock, as it rips off both titles pretty heavily.