From: @notspammmattall.please.com   
      
   "Helen Hayward"  wrote in message   
   news:3FD3BB0F.5010803@hotmail.com...   
   > I have recently watched this film for the first time and loved it. I'm   
   > currently studying Film Noir of the 40s at university and have therefore   
   > been thinking about censorship and ways that films had to work around it   
   > (ie the dissolve used to represent time elapsing and consequently them   
   > having sex). I think this film is very clever and brings up fantastic   
   > issues concerning the spectator's relationship with the screen/images on   
   it.   
   >   
   > Anyone else hold this film as one of their favourites?   
      
   Yeah! Me!   
      
   Re. censorship: I wonder if you've had a look at the portrayal of 'Joel   
   Cairo' (Peter Lorre) in 'The Maltese Falcon': the film tries desperately   
   hard to signal to us that he's not only *gay* but also that he has the hots   
   *for Sam Spade personally*. It's worth a watch, if you haven't seen it...   
      
   And also if you *have* seen it but didn't notice what he does with *that   
   walking-stick*...   
      
   M.   
      
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