Never Open That Door

Original title: No abras nunca esa puerta

1952
1h 25m

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Two separate episodes that have in common the door that separates good from evil.Two separate episodes that have in common the door that separates good from evil.Two separate episodes that have in common the door that separates good from evil.

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7.3/10

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Ángel Magaña

Raúl Valdez (episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Renée Dumas

Luisa Valdez (episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Nicolás Fregues

Prestamista (episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Diana de Córdoba

Nelly (episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Roberto Escalada

Daniel (episodio 'El pájaro cantor vuelve al hogar')

Ilde Pirovano

Rosa (episodio 'El pájaro cantor vuelve al hogar')

Norma Giménez

María (episodio 'El pájaro cantor vuelve al hogar')

Luis Otero

Juan (episodio 'El pájaro cantor vuelve al hogar')

Pedro Fiorito

(episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Orestes Soriani

Gerente de banco (episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Percival Murray

Policía (episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Rosa Martín

(episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Arnoldo Chamot

Camarero (episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Luis Mora

(episodio 'Alguien al teléfono')

Rafael Diserio

(episodio 'El pájaro cantor vuelve al hogar')

Alberto Quiles

(episodio 'El pájaro cantor vuelve al hogar')

Carlos D'Agostino

Relator radial (episodio 'El pájaro cantor vuelve al hogar')

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Trivia
This film was planned to incorporate three self-contained stories. The third part, based on the short story "If I Should Die Before I Wake", was excised because the first two stories already constituted a feature-length film, and the production company did not feel an audience would be willing to see a film longer than 120 minutes. It was released as the stand-alone feature If I Should Die Before I Wake (1952).

Goofs
In the first story, "Somebody's on the Phone", Luisa jumps from her bedroom window. When her brother looks out of the window, he looks down. But the vantage point of the camera (and the viewer) is from the right of the her bedroom, several windows away. This difference is quite jarring, making it look like she vaulted out and across the small plaza below when she jumped.

Connections
Follows If I Should Die Before I Wake (1952)

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10/10

Forgotten film noir masterpiece from Argentina

This remarkable film noir from Argentina is directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, admired by Eddie Muller himself. Based on William Irish, the direction is constantly inventive and should be studied in cinema universities, some faces shots made me think of Dreyer. Each movement by the characters, each camera position or movement serve chirurgically the story, especially with the blind character (William Irish' books were all so visual and inspired many masterpieces, Phantom Lady, Rear Window, the Night Has Thousand Eyes, ... and many B noirs). No movies by Carlos Hugo Christensen are available on dvd, what a shame, but, if you understand spanish, there are around 20 titles directed by him on youtube, among them his version of Steeman's "l'Assassin Habite au 21", "la Muerte Camina en la Lluvia", 10 minutes shorter than Clouzot's version. Enjoy yourselves.