First: Avanti! - 1972
Featuring - Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills
Second: Double Indemnity - 1944
Featuring - Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson
Theme: Billy Wilder delivers a double dose of infidelity with alternative ever afters.
Noteworthy Accolades:
1 Golden Globe Award: Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy for Avantai - Jack Lemmon (the film earned an additional five nominations)
Seven Oscar Nominations: All for Double Indemnity, but no wins.
Univarn's Ratings:
Avanti - 7.50/10
Double Indemnity - 9.00/10
Enjoy!
2 better thoughts:
Double Indemnity is one of the great noirs. I do have a problem with MacMurray's performance in a few scenes, but it's a minor qualm in an otherwise impeccable film. Glad you caught up with it.
I love Double Indemnity, and am actually hoping to catch it on the big screen this summer at a local theater. I haven't seen Avanti! but maybe I'll put it on afterward!
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