I love this movie so much

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Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

He is a middle aged bachelor of some stability and position, when he sees a fascinating portrait in a window of a lady, and in the next moment sees the lady herself, watching his reaction, which appears to be a sport of hers, as many come to watch that portrait of her. She is not wicked or lewd, but she is dangerously attractive and has apparently attracted the wrong kind of man, who comes importuning as professor Robinson is cozying up to her, which leads to terrible complications, and there the nightmare starts, which mercilessly rolls on getting constantly worse as murders and casualties start piling up...It's one of Fritz Lang's most accomplished nightmare thrillers, maybe his best, and it's perfectly real all the way. Joan Bennett is attractive enough to be convincing, at her first entrance she is in fact absolutely irresistible, while Raymond Masset adds to the towering nightmare by his creeping investigations. You couldn't get into worse trouble than Robinsin does here, and the conclusion is perfectly logical in all its tragedy, while there still remains something left to surprise him...

Joan Bennett (Alice Reed), Edward G. Robinson (Wanley), Raymond Massey (Lalor), Dan Duryea (Heidt), Edmond Breon (Dr. Barkstone), Dorothy Peterson (Mrs. Wanley), Arthur Space (Kennedy), Arthur Loft.Director: FRITZ LANG. Producer/screenplay: Nunnally Johnson, based on the 1942 novel by J.H. Wallis. Photography: Milton Krasner. Film editor: Paul Weatherwax. Art director: Duncan Kramer. Music: Arthur Lange.Copyright 11 October 1944. New York opening at the Palace: 25 January 1945. Released: 5 March (U.K.), 12 July (Australia). 99 minutes. (The excellent MGM DVD rates 10/10). COMMENT: Although the viewer encounters some problems in dealing with the screenplay, particularly as regards the surprise ending, there's no doubting the movie is otherwise a masterpiece of charismatic acting, tense direction and atmospherically film noir lighting. Fritz Lang is a great pictorialist, and here his incisively powerful vision is directed towards illuminating the remorseless twists of fate that place Robinson's mild-mannered college professor in jeopardy. The woman in the window, suggestively played by Joan Bennett, is the catalyst; while Dan Duryea, in a typical role, is the immediate aggressor. Krasner's moody camera-work aids Lang's vision: Fluid, dramatically composed and strikingly lit.

A first-rate film noir, with echoes of "Laura" and "Double Indemnity," Fritz Lang's "The Woman in the Window" opens with psychology professor Richard Wanley, played by Edward G. Robinson, lecturing a class on homicide. Then, at Grand Central Station, like Tom Ewell in "The Seven Year Itch," Robinson sends his wife and two kids off on a summer vacation; with the family away, he sits over a drink at his men's club and discusses settling into a quiet middle age with his cronies, District Attorney Raymond Massey and physician Edmund Breon. However, unlike the lecherous Ewell, all three gentlemen agree that beautiful women and the fast life are in their past. However, in a scene reminiscent of "Laura," Robinson is drawn in fascination to the portrait of a beautiful woman in a gallery window. When the model miraculously materializes at his side, the professor is drawn into a downward spiral of murder and blackmail.Robinson is excellent as the conservative family man, who is trapped in an expanding web of events beyond his control. As Alice Reed, a dark-haired beauty with no visible means of support, Joan Bennet is a seductive siren in sequined black. When she lures Robinson back to her luxurious apartment to see more sketches by the portrait artist, the satin sheets and pillows reflected in a wall mirror behind her bed suggest that a profession that is more lucrative than artists' model. Unfortunately, Robinson lingers too long in her lair, and unexpected events engulf the pair, who begin to distrust each other. However, Bennet is more than seductress and reveals a vulnerability beneath the femme fatale. The fine performances of Robinson and Bennett are matched by Dan Duryea as Heidt, an odious slimeball who attempts blackmail.The velvety cinematography by Milton Krasner is classic black-and-white film noir, with rainy nights, slick wet streets, and shadowy interiors. Produced and well written by Nunnally Johnson, from a novel by J.H. Wallis, "The Woman in the Window" is tautly directed by Fritz Lang; minor events, like dropping a dime, forgetting a hat, a smiling cop, increase the suspense. Unfortunately, not as well known or seen as other film noir classics, "The Woman in the Window" deserves more attention for its sharp script, lush cinematography, and peerless performances.

THE WOMAN IN WINDOW is pretty interesting mystery melodrama. I think the script is very good and sophisticated so that the unusual and satirical way circumscribes a criminal story. I am aware of the fact that the last scenes of the film divided audiences. I'm thrilled. The original and a little magic.I'm sure it's a surprise that brings the end of the film in most people turned into disappointment. Classic denouement murder in this case no. Mr. Lang and his team were well played. The story is simple. Acting is at a high level.Edward G. Robinson as Professor Richard Wanley is simply good. His appearance will not leave anyone breathless, but it's hard to find a complaint. Simply good. Joan Bennett as Alice Reed has afforded us a very good performance. A woman came out of the image. Impressive is it seen as a frightened and vulnerable woman on one side and a very skillful and enthusiastic negotiator on the other side. Raymond Massey as Dist. Atty. Frank Lalor was in a little satirical police investigation flawless. Dan Duryea as Heidt/Tim, the Doorman is very good in the role of the blackmailer. The dog who smelled burnt. It would be wonderful if this film misses a classic villain. But I am satisfied with the fact that the only villain paid with his life for something he did not do.This film works honestly. Why dream would not be honest? Elaboration is infallible. The focus is on the investigation of the murder, in which indirectly participate killer himself. Uncertainty is a constant. Awakening is certain.