THE RECKLESS MOMENT [Max Ophuls]

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Director: Max Ophuls

Genre: Film Noir

Country: USA

Year: 1949

A blend of melodrama and film noir, The Reckless Moment stars Joan Bennett as Lucia Harper, a suburban housewife whose husband is away on business. Her daughter, Bea (Geraldine Brooks), an aspiring artist, has fallen for Ted Darby (Shepperd Strudwick), a shady older man from Los Angeles who claims to be an ex-art dealer.

One night, after a secret rendezvous in the Harpers' boathouse that turns into an argument, Bea accidentally kills Darby. When Lucia discovers his body in the morning, she panics and dumps it in the lagoon instead of contacting the police, who would surely charge her daughter with murder. Her problems only increase when a suave Irish gangster named Donnelly (James Mason) shows up with a package of love letters from Bea to Darby, and blackmail on his mind.

With her husband out of town, Lucia has no choice but to give in to his demands, and brings him along on a desperate quest to raise the money that takes them from bank to loan office to pawn shop...

DVD FEATURES

Original Fullframe Version

English audio

Introduction by film director Todd Haynes (22 mins)

Commentary by Lutz Bacher, author of `Max Ophuls in The Hollywood Studios'

Stills Gallery

THE RECKLESS MOMENT [Max Ophuls]

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THE RECKLESS MOMENT [Max Ophuls][5084]Stock Status: In Stock

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THE RECKLESS MOMENT [Max Ophuls]

[5084]

Stock Status: In Stock