Double Indemnity (1944) , Directed by Billy Wilder.
- Enigma: unanswered questions - who is the shadowy figure? How did he get disabled?
- Music: menacing.
- Mise-en-scene: opening credits - shadowy figure coming towards the screen, enveloping the whole frame - unsettling.
- Characters: clear example of the seductive yet deadly femme fatale, manipulating the anti-hero.
- Camera: introduction of Phyllis - low angles as she stands at the top of the staircase, positioned higher than Walter. Pan up, close-ups of her feet/hands/face - male gaze, seductive.
- Narrative: Wilder makes a minor character interrupt the pair's meetings eg. shopper walking past them - disturbs atmosphere and creates tension, will they be found out? Also, contrast between drama and mundane.
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