12019-02-05T23:53:16+00:006.x8 Unfaithfully Yours1Unfaithfully Yours (1948)plain2019-02-05T23:53:16+00:00Building on the long takes of the early 1940s, many films of the late 1940s pushed the aesthetic of fluidity even further, as if directors were engaged in a competition to see who could craft the most elaborate shot. Here is Preston Sturges’s entry into this unofficial competition: a four-minute take. Compare to the examples from Rope (see 6.9) and Edward, My Son (see 6.10).