Film noir

2 cards. Each one is a 40-second story with a five-minute read behind it.

1. A Hemingway fable turned into a gritty tale of moral erosionWhat happens when economic desperation forces a good man to become a criminal? In this 1950 noir, a boat captain’s quest to save his family leads him into a spiral of smuggling an…
2. The high cost of a star's obsession with authenticityBette Davis was so committed to her role as a pianist that she rehearsed for three hours a day to play a live performance on camera. Even though the director knew the audience wou…

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