Unorthodox Noir at Temple Cinematheque

Temple University Cinematheque presents
A Double-Feature of Unorthodox Noir Films

The Bewitched
dir. Arch Oboler, 1945, 65 mins, black & white

This very unusual noir about a young woman struggling with a murderous split personality remains unavailable on DVD. Take this rare opportunity to see a film by the multitalented Oboler who, like Orson Welles, started in radio and once incited a public panic by detailing the horror of a giant, undulating chicken heart!


Chan is Missing
dir. Wayne Wang, 1982, 75 mins, black & white

Ostensibly a noirish quest for a missing business partner, this independent feature actually becomes a complex portrait of San Francisco's Chinese-American community. The film was shot in three weeks for around $30,000 and incorporates many non-professional actors from the Chinatown community as well as local actors who are given room to improvise in scenes sometimes reminiscent of Cassavetes. The film won numerous awards upon its release and has since been deemed a National Treasure by the Library of Congress Film Registry.

Thursday, April 30, 5:30PM
Tuttleman Learning Center - Room 101
13th between Montgomery and Berks

Both films will be presented on DVD projected onto a big screen.