Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
1945, USA, 69 min
March 12 screening introduced by Guy Maddin with skype call to follow with Ben Crossley-Marra from Janus Films.
From the gutters of Poverty Row came a movie that, perhaps more than any other, epitomizes the dark fatalism at the heart of film noir. As he hitchhikes his way from New York to Los Angeles, a down-on-his-luck nightclub pianist finds himself with a dead body on his hands and nowhere to run—a waking nightmare that goes from bad to worse when he picks up the most vicious femme fatale in cinema history, Ann Savage’s snarling, monstrously conniving drifter Vera. Working with no-name stars on a bargain-basement budget, B-movie auteur Edgar G. Ulmer turned threadbare production values and seedy, low-rent atmosphere into indelible pulp poetry. Long available only in substandard public domain prints, Detour haunts anew in its first major restoration.
Join the Restoration Tuesdays to restore the classic and important little-known and forgotten cinematographic works. For more detailed information, please check the official website of the Winnipeg Cinematheque. All admission to these screenings is $5!