In a Lonely Place<\/i> has been coming up quite a bit lately – here’s one of the posts<\/a> – and now Kim Morgan has written a typically insightful review of the film <\/a>(and my favorite Bogart performance). It’s Peter Bogdonavich’s favorite as well (one of the best portrayals of Hollywood screenwriters and the challenges they face that I can think of – it’s up there with Sunset Boulevard<\/i>. It feels realler<\/i> than Sunset Boulevard<\/i>, which takes on a Gothic melodramatic aspect – quite appropriate to the film). But In a Lonely Place<\/i> is raw, with a couple of scenes that border on intensely<\/i> uncomfortable for the viewer. Realistic in its portrayal of the isolation and bitterness of the writer – and it’s equally astonishing because it’s Bogart playing the guy. He’s never been so intense.<\/p>\n Here’s an excerpt from Morgan’s review:<\/p>\n Ray, whose pictures like Rebel Without a Cause, Bigger Than Life<\/em>, and On Dangerous Ground <\/em>all contemplate a man’s lonely, often horrifying position in his world, is in archetypal mode with In a Lonely Place<\/em>. Much like the protagonists in Ray’s other films, Dixon is not a loser (like so many characters in noir), but rather a talent who would be productive if not for the obstacles in his way, including his own neurotic, repressed, enraged self. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n I can be kind of evangelical about the movie. Here’s what I wrote about it.<\/a> I just have such high regard for it, and Bogart’s work in particular.<\/p>\n Anyway, go read Kim Morgan’s review<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a Lonely Place has been coming up quite a bit lately – here’s one of the posts – and now Kim Morgan has written a typically insightful review of the film (and my favorite Bogart performance). It’s Peter Bogdonavich’s … Continue reading