Name: Brutal Christmastime Noir BLAST OF SILENCE (1961) — $3
Start: 2024-12-22T09:00:00-06:00
Location: Arkadin Cinema & Bar

$Brutal Christmastime Noir BLAST OF SILENCE (1961) \u2014 $3$

“Brutal, uncompromising… one of the greatest and most unsung of American Christmas movies” –Slant Magazine
Swift, brutal, and blackhearted, Allen Baron’s New York City noir Blast of Silence is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during Christmastime follows its stripped-down narrative with mechanical precision, yet also with an eye and ear for the oddball details of urban living and the imposing beauty of the city. At once visually ragged and artfully composed, and featuring rough, poetic narration (grippingly written in second person), Blast of Silence is a stylish triumph.
This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s December-long series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, spotlighting films that show winter in all its dark, desolate beauty.