Orson Welles: Touch of Evil (1958)

Abstract: (5 pp) Three minutes into 1958's Touch of Evil, supposedly only made for the sake of money, it was clear that Welles couldn't help himself - it was the longest tracking shot in history, setting up every element of the brilliant, melancholy film noir to follow, summing up the genre of which it was one of the last and greatest examples, and blurring the boundaries between good and evil, duty and corruption, longing and loss that this film would forever define. In this discussion the motif of 'borders' is examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Catagory: Film & Television

Subcatagory: Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

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