The Breaking Point

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Call Number: DVD Film Noir Breaking
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Based on the novel "To have and have not" by Ernest Hemingway.
Special features: New interview with biographer and film historian Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: a Life in Film); New piece featuring actor and acting instructor Julie Garfield speaking about her father, actor John Garfield; New video essay by filmmakers Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, analyzing Curtiz's directorial techniques; Excerpts from a 1962 episode of the Today show showing contents of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida, including items related to the novel "To Have and Have Not"; Trailer; An essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950.
John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce, Victor Sen Yung.
"Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have And Have Not. John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, take on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Wallace Ford) as well as the playful come-ons of a cheeky blonde (Patricia Neal), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality--and his marriage--further than he'll admit. Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle does, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield"--Container.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; full frame (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital monaural.
Contents: To have and have not.

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Where’s my dad? submitted by tarascon on October 6, 2023, 9:08am One of John Garfield’s best performances in a fast paced film which, for the time, was remarkable for its treatment—or even recognition—of black/white friendships. I emphasize “for its time” because it’s still apparent who’s calling the shots while the main Chinese character is a “Fu Manchu” stereotype (and the mobsters… well, fuggedaboutit! ). Still, for a 1950’s production it’s in a very small category of its own; the closing scene with the child makes a haunting statement about the lack of social equality.