Sunday, May 26, 2019

Who's That Knocking At My Door (1967)


IMDb plot summary: A young man struggles with the fact that his girlfriend was once raped.
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Zina Bethune, Harvey Keitel, Lennard Kuras, and Michael Scala.

Martin Scorsese's first full-length feature is pretty rocky at times (I actually got bored and went to go get a snack during a particularly long, dull sex montage that I have learned upon research was a later addition to get film distribution -- no wonder it didn't quite gel with the rest of the film). But there are also some really fascinating moments. The use of deliberately upbeat music for some of the most upsetting moments in the film is especially intriguing and definitely conveys a sense of dissonance. It's more interesting to me as a glimpse into Scorsese's early technique than as a film in and of itself.

How it entered my Flickchart:
Who's That Knocking At My Door < 300
Who's That Knocking At My Door > The Cocoanuts
Who's That Knocking At My Door < It Comes at Night
Who's That Knocking At My Door > Rango
Who's That Knocking At My Door > Carol
Who's That Knocking At My Door > Hiroshima mon amour
Who's That Knocking At My Door < Funny Girl
Who's That Knocking At My Door > How to Deal
Who's That Knocking At My Door > Nashville
Who's That Knocking At My Door > Madeline
Who's That Knocking At My Door > The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Final spot: #1885 out of 2978.

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