Kiss Me Deadly (1955), NR
Kiss Me Deadly (1955), United Artists/Photofest, © United Artists
- DATE:
- TIME:
- 4:30 pm – 6:15 pm
- Director:
- Robert Aldrich
On a dark and lonely night, Los Angeles private eye Mike Hammer picks up a hitchhiking woman who sends him down terrifying byways. Brazen and bleak, Kiss Me Deadly is a film noir masterwork as well as an essential piece of Cold War paranoia, and it features as nervy an ending as has ever been seen in American cinema.
This screening is part of the film series Low Key: The Magic, Wonder and Horror of Light, organized by Brian R. Jacobson, Professor of Visual Culture in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the California Institute of Technology. Each film includes an introduction by Jacobson.
EVENT DETAILS
- Fee:
- Free with museum admission.
- Details:
- No reservations needed. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the screening.
- Location:
- Theater
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