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I'm in a frame...

posted 10 years ago by mr-shh
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I love the scene where Mitchum talks about being framed whilst looking at the frame of the shot.

I've written a blog discussing this and other reflexive moments in Out of the Past

https://screenreadings.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/metafiction-and-reflexivity-in-jacques-tourneurs-out-of-the-past/

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[–] lakitu2000 10 years ago

I though that the frame thing was just a joke, not a metajoke. I did laugh at the "angles" scene, but I didn't think it was 100% intentional.
But hey, what about Jim's little speech after the funeral? "Too many people. Too much talk. Maybe that's why I like this town." Noir isn't my favorite genre, but I feel that's the reason why it has its fans.

BTW, sorry for my english, it's not my native language.

[–] emvan 10 years ago

I got the meta of "I'm in a frame" but missed the "angles" and the others you cited.

Nice blog! (I left a couple of comments on two other posts.)

Prepare your minds for a new scale of physical, scientific values, gentlemen.

[–] Noir-It-All 10 years ago

Enjoyed your blog. Thanks for writing and sharing.

[–] Noir-It-All 9 years ago

One point: it was Fisher who said "Look at all the angles."

[–] yajji 9 years ago

Not to mention there's a character named Meta...

[–] Noir-It-All 9 years ago

Richard Gere's character speaks these lines in American Gigolo.