This ghostly image is an ominous portent of things to come: here, Dr. Winkel is preparing to bike to “the bridge,” a meeting point to which Popescu has called his cohorts (Baron Kurtz, Popescu, and the unknown Third Man are also en route) in order to address the situation with Harry’s former porter. Having foolishly informed Popescu that the porter saw the mysterious Third Man ushering Harry’s…

Today’s frame finds our elusive Romanian friend Popescu skulking away from the center of this frame as if afraid that the limelight might shine out the dark secrets hidden beneath his thick mustache. Maybe he fears being the center of attention but maybe a shadowy figure like Popescu simply fears the symmetry that his central presence would instigate. Were Popescu standing front and center…

Holly Martins has finally met Mr. Popescu, the mysterious Romanian who was allegedly at the scene of Harry Lime’s death, along with Baron Kurtz and the unknown “Third Man.” (Not to mention Harry’s own driver, behind the wheel of the truck that struck him.) One wonders if Holly is starting to catch on that none of Harry’s “associates” can really be trusted. He greets Baron Kurtz civilly enough at the…

Last week, Matt divined an unbreakable connection between this nightclub, the “Casanova Club,” and the famous “Rick’s Café Américain” in Casablanca (1942). The similarities do not end at the similarity of names–Casanova to Casablanca–nor at the decor, style or position. Indeed, these nightclubs are in some ways direct mirrors of one another, settled on opposite sides of World War II. Casablanca is set…

The lineup for the 65th Festival de Cannes was announced last week with a number of names familiar to Walker Film/Video. As Curator Sheryl Mousley prepares for her annual trip to Cannes to forge new connections, we thought we would highlight Walker appearances and screenings connected to this exciting slate of directors and films. : After The Battle (Baad el mawkeaa), directed by Yousry Nasrallah…

An image that will now be permanently (wondrously) imprinted on my memory, Still Dots #38 captures a particularly bizarre moment at the Casanova Club (or maybe it’s simply business as usual in this establishment). The Casanova Club offers a swanky refuge from the scarred postwar streets of Vienna, a sort of five-star oasis of stiff drinks and fine dining (they don’t even accept Holly’s army money…

Today’s frame puts us, for the first time thus far into our experiment, at the very end of a scene. Instants from this frame’s moment, a quick dissolve will take us out of the space of the British/Russian police headquarters and back into the seedy streets and nightclubs of black market Vienna. The old phrase has been reworked as, “It’s not over until the scowls.” As Matt deftly unearthed last…

With the police detainment of Anna Schmidt, she and Holly Martins became separated for the first time since they’ve joined forces (or, maybe more accurately, since Holly roped Anna into tagging along for his investigation). While Anna paces the military office of Major Calloway, cutting slightly angular paths through a succession of canted frames, Holly is once again playing the Lone Vigilante…

On Tuesday, Jeremy described the home of Dr. Winkel (that’s vink-el) as “tchotchke-stuffed”; even Holly himself disparagingly notes that the good doctor has “quite a collection of…collection.” Holly is in Winkel’s apartment following up a lead: he’s learned from Anna the name of Harry’s former doctor, who (according to various testimonies) just happened to be strolling by at the time of Harry’s death. A…