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Blast of Silence

1961

Allen Baron

Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter H. Clune ...

7.2

766

Film noir. Thriller. Drama Having been 'away' for some time professional killer Frankie Bono returns to New York to do another job: assassinate some mid-level mobster. Although intending to avoid unnecessary 'contact' while carefully stalking his victim Bono is recognized by an old fellow from the orphanage, whose calm and unambitious citizen's life and happy marriage contrast heavily with Bono's solitary and haunted existence. Exhausted and distracted Bono makes ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Eugene Archer The New York Times	"The result is simultaneously awkward and pretentious. Even so, Mr. Baron has some interesting ideas about New York locations"	NEU
United States	Richard Brody The New Yorker	"[If it had come out] in an age that boasted as many perceptive, knowledgeable, and industrious critics as there are today (...) Baron would likely have had the chance to build a body of work and to expand his artistry"	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"Working with a miniscule budget, Baron creates charged compositions out of found locations and makes a virtue out of the film's cheapness"	POS
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"Baron’s blunt, almost perfunctory story doesn’t reveal much about the inner workings of its central character but instead takes advantage of the downright dull aspects of New York City (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr The New York Times	"[It stands out] for its elemental style and relentlessly bleak vision"	POS
Canada	Shelagh Rowan-Legg Screen Anarchy	"A remarkable achievement"	POS

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