"I was born when she kissed me, I died when she left me, I lived a few weeks while she loved me."

of course, but so many other immortal lines here. one of the rawest films the studio system ever produced.

Scenes from a Noir Marriage

or as Netflix might categorize it: "existential romance"

this is what we talk about when we talk about Bogart.

poor Ray & Grahame... i thought those crazy kids were gonna make it.

5 Reasons why this film is a masterpiece:

1. It's the best film Nicholas Ray ever made; a noir-tinged drama rendered in dark visuals of exhilarating beauty.

2. It showcases probably the greatest performance of Bogie's career as the short-fused screenwriter Dix Steele, a character he imbues with a neurotic edge that is frightening in its intensity.

3. This dialogue: 'I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me'.

4. Gloria Grahame is in it.

5. It just 'is', OK?!

A paranoid phantasmagoria of broken people, shattered Hollywood dreams, violent American character, Bogart and Grahame personals, New Deal and shifting political space of the era, romantic longing cut short. One of the most perfect bad trip movies, probably because it is also one of the most romantic.

"the act of a sick mind with the urge to destroy something young and lovely."

perhaps the most brutal and devastating hollywood break-up film, simultaneously an ostensible murder mystery noir where the answer doesn't bring any relief only more pain and a romance melodrama poisoned with paranoia, violence and self-loathing. a filmmaker and a killer become one and the same because both carry the impulse to take what's in their imagination and bring it into the real, tangible world.

I've never seen Bogie become such a scary dude

"A good love scene should be about something else besides love. For instance, this one. Me fixing grapefruit. You sitting over there, dopey, half-asleep. Anyone looking at us could tell we're in love."

Dear In a Lonely Place,

Now that we've known each other for quite a while, I would like to ask you: Do you want to marry me? Because you're beautiful, brilliant, funny, mysterious, soulful, emotional and sexy—everything I like in a film, and I fear I cannot live without you anymore, nor do I want to.

Until death do us part?
Anna

Watched last week and forgot to add, looked at my phone a lot but got the gist

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, In A Lonely Place is an impressive achievement in the way that it combines it's genres while at the same time investigating a complex psychological character. Director Nicholas Ray together with cinematographer Burnett Guffey strikingly light Bogart’s face in a way that makes him frequently appear to be inhumanly terrible, and Andrew P. Solt’s screenplay of Dorothy B. Hughes' 1947 novel additionally proportions the two leads satisfactorily.

Bogart’s portrayal of the excruciatingly miserable yet agreeable loser Dixon Steele is often humorous as he unhurriedly demonstrates the vast breadth of his characters dark dispositions, and the actor takes delight in the role with a radiant show of perceptible excitement. It's a memorable character with resentment never being far from his surface and gives rise to him being a harmful and hazardous stimulus of vehemence. In a Lonely Place is a fascinatingly perverse murder mystery as well as a romantic drama.

pain

Es difícil valorar brevemente todo lo que hay aquí. Tras acabarla solo pienso en volver a verla, y esto es clave: extraordinaria en todos los sentidos, maravillosa en su profunda amargura. Esa escena en la cocina... obra maestra.

Parts of this movie straight up play out like a horror film. Bogart is absolutely unhinged. By the time the mystery actually gets solved, it doesn't even matter any more.

This film builds its plot perfectly. The events boil until they explode at the climax and we are left feeling helpless as the credits roll. The performances in this are amazing, and you can really tell that these actors dove completely into these roles. A lot of the visual elements don’t do anything more than the average noir film, but they definitely do not take anything away from the film. The sound and the dialogue in this film are unforgettable and will haunt and live with me for much time to come.

This 1950s noir thriller should've clicked for me a lot more than it did. Not to say I didn't enjoy this, as there was lots to live. My biggest gripe is that I didn't feel as invested as I thought I should be, I have no idea why. The acting is stellar, and the ending perfectly captures the film. Might need a re-watch in years to come.

I have a ton of respect for Humphrey Bogart but never really understood him as a romantic lead. Oddly enough, him playing against type as the romantic lead with a hidden dark side WORKED for me. 

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I wouldn’t want anyone but you.

Id give ANYTHING to whisper in Humphrey Bogart’s ear!!!

WOW that was drama! The suspense! The chemistry! 

New fave! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Bogart is dynamite. He has to explode sometimes!

probably the greatest movie ever made about a guy named dix steele

Man, Bogart is so great in this noir. Bogie plays Dix Steele (that name!), Hollywood screenwriter and all-around callous asshole, who gets embroiled in a murder investigation when the girl he takes home ends up dead leaving him as the most likely suspect. Bogart is pitch perfect as Steele, he’s charming when he wants to be, and smart, and competent, and even likable (he has plenty of loyal friends who’ll stand for him at his worst), but he’s also something of a monster, with a violent, unpredictable temper and a mean, cold streak - you’re never exactly sure where you stand with him. 

All that, plus a little crackling dialogue and a strong supporting performance from Gloria Grahame, even if the direction (from Nicholas Ray no less) is sometimes a bit pedestrian and the score is occasionally offputting. But that finale ...

Imagine the waves this would've made if they'd adapted the the original course of the book. Bogart gives an intense performance, and Grahame's paranoia is palpable throughout.