The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

I told you... you know nothing about wickedness

Rating

4.0 (1)

Release Date

12/24/1947

Runtime

87 mins

Overview

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,300,000

Revenue

$1,564,609

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A dizzying descent into deception and desire, where nothing is quite what it seems and everyone you trust is plotting against you. The film moves like a fever dream, slick, seductive, and dangerously unpredictable.

Mood

ParanoidTenseBittersweet

Themes

CorruptionLoveBetrayal

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Black and whiteFormalistHigh-contrast

Structure

Nonlinear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

really dug this.

a mysterious, romantical crime thriller that gives its character desires that can only be fullfilled by murder.
its fun, the performances are really good.
yeah idk, great job mr wells.
i liked thy movie.

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