1961 • dir Allen Baron w/Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter Clune • 77 min • 35mm
This maverick independent production from the end of the classic noir era, shot entirely on location in New York, tracks a stoic hit-man (played by director Baron himself) returning to his home turf for what’s meant to be a quick, efficient assignment. Fate, guilt, and double-crosses intervene. One of the bleakest crime films ever, highlighted by a unique, omniscient ‘second person’ voiceover narration.
Staff Pick: Jessie, Joey, Billy: “Great closer to a cool mini festival with one of the most underrated opening credit sequences of any noir I’ve ever seen.”
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Rarities (past events) • Staff Picks (past events) • Repertory Series Archive • Noir City: Boston 2019
Blast of Silence
Eddie Muller in Person!
NOIR CITY: BOSTON 2019
Double Feature with ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW (7:15)
1961 • dir Allen Baron w/Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter Clune • 77 min • 35mm
This maverick independent production from the end of the classic noir era, shot entirely on location in New York, tracks a stoic hit-man (played by director Baron himself) returning to his home turf for what’s meant to be a quick, efficient assignment. Fate, guilt, and double-crosses intervene. One of the bleakest crime films ever, highlighted by a unique, omniscient ‘second person’ voiceover narration.
Staff Pick: Jessie, Joey, Billy: “Great closer to a cool mini festival with one of the most underrated opening credit sequences of any noir I’ve ever seen.”