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UNITED STATES · 1991
Cape Fear
Synopsis
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Cinematic DNA
Scorsese and cinematographer Freddie Francis embraced high-contrast shadows, canted angles, and distorted close-ups to create a look that Scorsese himself describes as 'German Expressionistic,' citing the influence of films like Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Fritz Lang’s M (1931).
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