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

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Carrie 05.06.06 at 6:50 am
Mr. Baty, you’ve got a lovely daughter.
Carrie 05.06.06 at 6:50 am
Mr. Baty, you’ve got a lovely daughter.
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