Tuesday, 24 January 2012

The Postman Always Rings Twice

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband... but even once the deed is done, they must live with the consequences of their actions.

An example of a classic Film Noir genre film...'The Postman Always Rings Twice'.

Storyline: Nick Smith, the middle-aged proprietor of a roadside restaurant, hires drifter Frank Chambers as a handyman. Frank eventually begins an affair with Nick's beautiful wife Cora, who talks Frank into helping her kill Nick, by "accident."

Key words in the plot: 'Drifter' 'Murder' 'Love' 'Beautiful Wife'. These words all fit the conventions of the Film Noir genre. For example, the fact that there is a man and a 'beautiful woman' involved in the story line.

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