BODY AND SOUL (1947)
Special Features: 75th Anniversary. Oct. 23 screening features intro by film historian Foster Hirsch
Mobbed-up boxing champ Charley Davis (John Garfield, in one of his definitive roles) is haunted by guilt over the death of a friend and self-loathing for the fight he's about to throw. In flashback, he recalls how things were when he was a fresh-faced contender, and still had the love of good-girl Peg (Lilli Palmer) and his own self-respect. Now what? Take a dive and cash in? Or stand up and fight? James Wong Howe's innovative photography — close-up on the fighters in the ring, including then-unheard-of handheld shots and roller-skating dolly shots — has been hugely influential on subsequent action cinematography. DIR Robert Rossen; SCR Abraham Polonsky; PROD Bob Roberts. U.S., 1947, b&w, 104 min. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 104 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, October 23, 2022
Genre: Film noir
