An insane man first loves then grows to hate his neighbor, an old man whose penetrating gaze unnerves the insane man. He plans a perfect crime and executes it one night. The next day, two officers knock on the insane man's door, investigating a shriek heard in the night. The insane man invites them in, answers their questions, and submits to an examination of his eyes by one of the officers, who proclaims him innocent. The insane man invites them to stay and relax awhile, then regales them with his theories of crime. His heart begins to beat louder. Angles on the set are skewed to suggest the man's internal disarray.
表现主义佳作
泄密的心。爱伦坡故事的先锋电影版。卡利家里表现主义场面调度，疯狂的男主角扭曲的心里。两个表现病理和错觉时的交叉蒙太奇。
学电影史点开来看，早期改编爱伦坡经典小说尝试。对德国表现主义和卡里加里博士的模仿太明显。好在用光简直是视觉叙事和氛围风格塑造的典范。最后的疯狂部分在最终的爆发前没有铺垫，纯靠表演撑着，如果能有一些特写和地板的反复间接会好一些。最后的疯狂部分对我来说有借鉴意义，但个人觉得表现力尚缺。
最后坦白那段的蒙太奇做的很好，节奏非常的吓人
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