Night of the Hunter

I’d never even heard of [Night of the Hunter]¹ (1955) before seeing it on the list of [102 Movies you must see before...]². Shame on me, it’s wonderful. Standouts…

* The “LOVE/HATE” tattoos on Powell’s hands

* Lillian Gish with a shotgun

* The bedroom which looked like some sort of cathedral

* Powell singing that damn song all the time – creepy.

* Underwater shot of Shelley Winter’s corpse – even more creepy.

It’s a terrifying, stylish nightmare of a film.

¹: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/night_of_the_hunter/

²: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/EDITOR/60419010