Stranger on the Prowl (Imbarco a mezzanotte) (1952) by Joseph Losey
Harvard Film Archive
Monday August 4 at 7pm
[The Complete Joseph Losey, July 12 - August 11]
"Losey's only Italian film – and his first work in exile – literally and figuratively bridges film noir and neo-realism with its poignant tale of two forsaken loners thrown together by fate. The great Paul Muni, in a rarely seen late role, plays a nameless drifter who haunts a desolate port where he befriends a wily street urchin when they are brought together by a gun and a terrible accident. An excellent depiction of war-torn Italy, shot using principally non-studio locations, Stranger on the Prowl continues the fascination with loners, outsiders and those on the margins found throughout Losey's Hollywood films. Print courtesy of Cineteca di Bologna, restored by Cineteca di Bologna in cooperation with Cinémathèque Française and Comune di Pisa." (HFA)
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