Where better than Vienna, Freud’s hometown and a “shadowy city of ghosts,” to encounter the phantom of a friend thought dead? Holly Martins, a day away from returning to the United States, has made a shocking discovery: Harry Lime is alive, reanimated by the smirking face of Orson Welles, and apparently skulking around the doorways of Vienna, unseen yet permeating the city like an otherworldly fog…

For you few devoted readers who haven’t seen The Third Man (though I can’t imagine that you truly exist at this point) we have carefully avoided spilling the beans up to this point, but after this frame, the cat is out of the bag. This is the face of Harry Lime. True, we have spent much of our analysis talking about Orson Welles, and you may have been wondering this whole time “Hey, isn’t Orson…

After drinking away his sorrows at a Vienna strip club and forsaking carnal pleasure for the company of Anna Schmidt, Holly shows up at her apartment distraught, lonely, and at least three sheets to the wind. As Holly arrives at her door, we see Anna in a gorgeous moonlit close-up (covered by a bedsheet embroidered with the initials “HL”), wide awake and troubled for the same exact reason as Holly…

Do you have a 16mm masterpiece waiting to be discovered? How about an 8mm film of your family vacation from 30 years ago? What about that Super 8 that you found at your grandparents’ house? Now is your chance to have that film inspected and possibly screened at the Walker Art Center during Home Movie Night on Thursday, July 12. Bring in your Super 8, 8mm, or 16mm home movies between 4 and 6:30 pm…

Unleash your inner film critic! In honor of the Opening Weekend of the New Walker Cinema (this upcoming weekend, June 22-24), the Walker’s Film & Video department will be handing out 800 sets of magnets devoted to film criticism. From “post modern” to “avant-garde,” from “anti-hero” to “protagonist,” these magnetic sets allow you to create your own refrigerator-review mini-masterpiece. We’ll be handing out magnets while supplies last at each of the three screenings this weekend: Beasts of the Southern Wild on Friday at 7:30pm; This Is Not a Film on Saturday at 7:30pm; and Aelita: Queen of Mars on Sunday at 3pm. Come and experience the Walker Cinema’s brand new Meyer EXP sound system, enhanced acoustic paneling, newly upholstered seats, and upgraded projection equipment; then break…

Like a stealthy criminal escaping from a crime in one of so many heist films, Holly has escaped danger into a crowd, this time by delivering a lecture to them. As the last two posts drew out, the lecture stunk, but nonetheless, Holly has been able to escape the near certain danger that seems to be closing in on him from all sides. Of course, this respite has been short-lived, and as the safety in…

The British Cultural Centre in Vienna has arranged a lecture by Holly Martins, yet Crabbin—the esteemed head of this cosmopolitan organization—is only now realizing his mistake: Holly is a self-professed scribbler of dime novels, not the literary artiste his audience expects. Compared to a murderous gang of shady racketeers, Holly’s current predicament may not be too life-threatening, but it’s…

It’s that time of year again! Curated by IFP MN and the Walker Art Center, MNTV showcases the finest films and videos produced in the state over the past two years. The showcase is a series of three one-hour broadcasts on TPT, featuring short films by Minnesota filmmakers of all levels of filmmaking experience. Submit your films now! There is no cost to apply! Check out last year’s program at…

In a matter of moments, Holly and Anna will be plunged even deeper into an abyss of murder and corruption, but for now they’re offered a melancholy moment of togetherness and reflection. The subject of their revery, of course, is Harry Lime, the unseen phantom who reigns over The Third Man, guiding the action without even appearing onscreen. As Jeremy noted on Tuesday, “Harry is the man that…