Monday, April 28, 2008

Point Blank




















Point Blank, 1967, directed by British filmmaker John Boorman.
Walker (Lee Marvin) is doubled-crossed and left for dead on Alcatraz Island by best friend Reese (John Vernon) and his wife Lynne (Sharon Acker) for $93,000. He survives and heads to Los Angeles in search of his money and revenge. With the help of his wife's sister, Chris (the stunning and wonderful Angie Dickenson), Walker breaks down layer by layer each member of the "Organization" in search of retribution. Employing editing techniques and narrative shifts such as flashbacks, flashforwards and dialogue voiceover, as well as a kaleidoscopic color scheme in wide-angle scope, Boorman creates a stunning masterpiece of gangster cinema as art.

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