The Third Man was a film made in 1949 but is a British-American film noir. It was written by Graham Greene and the book was released around the same time as the noir.
The film is about mainly the death and return of the character Harry Lime however Lime is not the main character Martins is. There is this constant air of superstition for Martins as he takes a long time trying to unravel Limes 'death'. Over time Martins becomes close to a range of character in some good and some bad ways, these include Calloway and the female lead Anna Schmidt. Eventually as time passes Martins begins to realise Lime isn't actually dead which leads to a series of meetings and eventually Limes actual death.
This noir is also black and white and works with narration at some points of the film. There is a fair chunk of dark humour but is countered with the almost constant use of light music. With the location of the film being Vienna, Austria the film is very multicultural but at times did show small amounts of racism about and some homosexual suggestions.
It is very symbolic towards bad luck as shown as Limes 'accidental death' and Martins stumbling in on his funeral when he was offered a place by the very person. There is the classic element of alcoholism and smoking throughout mysterious scenes. Arguments lead to fast paced conversations and camera shots but regular scenes such as normal conversation slowed down the plot entirely. There is the use of echo's in chase scene and overwhelming shadows to work hand in hand with them which leads to a multitude of transitions. Finally leading to the repeat of the first scene.
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