In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place • 1h 33m
Directed by Nicholas Ray • 1950 • United States
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame
When a gifted but washed-up screenwriter with a hair-trigger temper—Humphrey Bogart, in a revelatory, vulnerable performance—becomes the prime suspect in a brutal Tinseltown murder, the only person who can supply an alibi for him is a seductive neighbor (Gloria Grahame) with her own troubled past. The emotionally charged IN A LONELY PLACE, freely adapted from a Dorothy B. Hughes thriller, is a brilliant, turbulent mix of suspenseful noir and devastating melodrama, fueled by powerhouse performances. An uncompromising tale of two people desperate to love yet struggling with their demons and each other, this is one of the greatest films of the 1950s, and a benchmark in the career of the classic Hollywood auteur Nicholas Ray.
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IN A LONELY PLACE Edition Intro
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IN A LONELY PLACE Commentary
Recorded in 2015, this audio commentary features film scholar Dana Polan, author of the BFI Film Classics monograph on IN A LONELY PLACE.
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