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Ann Savage (1921-2008)
Ann Savage, “died in her sleep at a nursing home on Christmas Day from complications following a series of strokes,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Savage was most memorable in her femme fatale role Vera in the film noir classic Detour. I still remember how proud I was doing my first film noir retrospective at our film club and was able to get a copy of this movie. Ann Savage was a few notches tougher than your average bad girl, and Detour swirled into deeper realms of ill fate than you usually can take serious. It was a mesmerizing experience
Al Roberts: Oh, sure, Phoenix. You look just like a Phoenix girl.
Vera: Are the girls in Phoenix that bad?
Vera: Stop makin' noises like a husband.
More Buñuel
Another exciting acquisition: I finally ordered and got this DVD box containing the following works:
- Las Hurdes
- Los Olvidados
- Susana - Carne y Demonio
- Él
- Abismos de Pasion
- Ensayo de un Crimen
Although I have seen quite a few of Buñuel's movies, this edition actually has 3 titles I've been wanting to see for quite a while. I'm especially looking forward to Abismos de Pasion, an adaptation of the novel Wuthering Heights. Can't wait to see what Buñuel did with this story!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
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