The Dynamic Frame: Camera Movement in Classical Hollywood

6.x8 Unfaithfully Yours

Building 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).

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