The Third Man #5/wrapped up

This wraps up the Third Man Series.  Circling back to the graveyard, as at the opening scene- Holly Martins waits, hoping Anna will stop. She seems to glide forward, almost resembling a nun in a wimple and habit. Although she no longer loves Harry, she has chosen loyalty to his memory as her compass point. Holly is free as a bird, although not enjoying it much. Strange, because here Anna moves forward although emotionally fixed in place, while Holly, shortly to leave the country, remains still. Well, I may provoke some controversy here, but I felt disappointed by The English Patient, which examined some of the same issues of loyalty and morality, because they were presented as serious fare, whereas this story is told so lightly (that zither music) that one is able to participate more in the story and I think come to one's own conclusions. 

Edit: The Dancer Upstairs also falls into this category of film. There are probably others?

The Third Man #4

Lime loses his divine status and passes directly into being a hunted thing.

Yup, short text today, I will be making up for it tomorrow in the concluding post for this series. Beware!

The Third Man #3

The central moment of the Third Man, Harry Lime's merry, luminous eye at the center of the darkness when he reveals himself. Despite having just been told just how terrible a human being he is, this is pure joy - the trickster choosing to step into the light , laughing at ordinary mortals as if he were Hermes or Reynard the Fox, before vanishing once again into the darkness.

The Third Man #2

Never trust a Baron with a chihuaha. This guy looks like a bad Marx brother who got kicked out for being more creepy than comical. Holly Martins meets the him at the Mozart cafe, where the Baron holds a copy of Holly Martins' immortal opus, "The Oklahoma Kid".

The Third Man #1

Callaway watches Holly Martins who watches Anna Schmidt. The Third Man is a film of overcoats - here there are Callaway's hard edged official leather coat, Martins' worn nubbly coat, and Anna's poor actress thin one. Later we will see Harry Lime's suave unfathomable black coat.