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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Original title

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Year

1981

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

United States

Director

Screenwriter

David Mamet. Novel: James M. Cain

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Music

Cinematography

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Northstar, CIP Filmproduktion GmbH. Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Genre

Film noir. Mystery. Drama | The Great Depression. Remake. Neo-noir

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James M. Cain Adaptations

Synopsis

Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter ends up at a diner owned by Nick Papadakis, who offers Frank a job. Frank accepts the offer, and soon begins an affair with Nick's wife Cora. The adulterous lovers soon plot to kill Nick and share in the insurance money.

Rankings Position

#89 Best Remakes in the history of film

Awards: 1981: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)

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Critics' reviews

It shows a technical mastery of filmmaking, and we are dazzled by the performances, the atmosphere, the mood of mounting violence. But by the second hour of the film we've lost our bearings (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The world of this story - its seediness, its poverty, its bleakness - is conveyed with oppressive specificity, so that everyone watching wants to escape, just as much as the central characters do"

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"The impulsiveness and raw flamboyance that make the book exciting are missing, and the cool, elegant visuals outclass the characters right from the start."

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"Vulgarity is the essense of Cain's fiction, and vulgarity is what is so lacking in the new screen adaptation (...) the pictures on the screen are not only uninvolving, they are, sad to report, tasteful."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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