Irving Lerner's "murder by contract' (1958) meets the French Nouvelle Vague,although the latter was never rebellious;this one is : it's a sentence which sparks off both heroes' resentment :human being are like animals :there are different species: birds,snakes ....A bird would not kiss a snake .
Whereas this kind of film would today be full of violence,gore and rape, this one keeps the usual clichés to the minimum :violence in the car with the well off driver is purely verbal but makes one's hair stand on end though .
Although a threatening atmosphere hangs over the desirable property, Duke's and Ann's relationship has something romantic ; he really tries to seduce her ; the best moment is the dance to a score strongly influenced by the Bolero de Ravel ,which perfectly enhances the rise of desire .As for his buddy "Boots' ,he's the voyeur whose lust is all the more intensified .
In spite of a "moral" denouement ,the movie displays the grudge the "Have-nots" bear against the "haves" ;(check the title) and the pre-lib woman ,in spite of her resistance, is perhaps not really satisfied in her role of the prefect housewife whose husband provides her with everything,as she tells us so.
Whereas this kind of film would today be full of violence,gore and rape, this one keeps the usual clichés to the minimum :violence in the car with the well off driver is purely verbal but makes one's hair stand on end though .
Although a threatening atmosphere hangs over the desirable property, Duke's and Ann's relationship has something romantic ; he really tries to seduce her ; the best moment is the dance to a score strongly influenced by the Bolero de Ravel ,which perfectly enhances the rise of desire .As for his buddy "Boots' ,he's the voyeur whose lust is all the more intensified .
In spite of a "moral" denouement ,the movie displays the grudge the "Have-nots" bear against the "haves" ;(check the title) and the pre-lib woman ,in spite of her resistance, is perhaps not really satisfied in her role of the prefect housewife whose husband provides her with everything,as she tells us so.