Film Screening:

Odd Man Out 

(Carol Reed, 1947, 116 min, UK, in English, B&W, Blu-Ray) 

-- Introduced by Prof. Michael Morton (AMI)

Taking place largely over the course of one tense night, Carol Reed's psychological noir, set in an unnamed Belfast, stars James Mason as a revolutionary ex-con leading a robbery that goes horribly wrong. Injured and hunted by the police, he seeks refuge throughout the city, while the woman he loves (Kathleen Ryan) searches for him among the shadows. Reed and cinematographer Robert Krasker create images of stunning depth for this fierce, spiritual depiction of a man's ultimate confrontation with himself.

-- Winner for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards (1948)! 

-- Nominee for Best Film Editing at the Academy Awards (1948)!

"Reed, one of Britain's finest directors, made his name with this haunting, lyrical masterpiece about a doomed fugitive." - TV Guide

"Odd Man Out is a picture to see, to absorb in the darkness of the theatre and then go home and talk about." - New York Times 

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Sponsors: The Program in Arts of the Moving Image (AMI).