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Free for members of Film i Malmö! Not a member? It's easy to sign up at filmimalmo.se/sign-upThe film starts at 19:30, doors open at 19.
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A movie classic does not get much more 'must see' than this!
One of those rare movies with an IMDB rating over 9 (there are just six other), it's placed number five on IMDBs 250 highest rated movies ever.
Twelve people, locked in a room, deciding over life and death. Taking place almost entirely in one room and containing no gunfights, car chases or other action set pieces, it has still managed to put countless viewers at the edge of their seats since it's release in 1957, thanks to it's acting, script and clever camerawork.
Director Sidney Lumet used the camera in a progressive way.
At the beginning of the film, the cameras are positioned above eye level and mounted with wide-angle lenses, to give the appearance of greater depth between subjects, but as the film progresses the focal length of the lenses is gradually increased. By the end of the film, nearly everyone is shown in closeup, using telephoto lenses from a lower angle, which decreases or "shortens" depth of field. Lumet stated that his intention in using these techniques with cinematographer Boris Kaufman was to create a nearly palpable claustrophobia.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hypnos Theatre, Norra Grängesbergsgatan 15,Malmö, Sweden