Pismo

Slovenski opis filma:

Ameriški film, 1940 Režija: William Wyler Scenarij: W. Somerset Maugham, Howard Koch Igrajo: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson Po drami Somerseta Maughama posnet film noir govori o ženi upravnika plantaže v Singapurju in njenem strašljivem poskusu, da prikrije svoj zločin. Leslie Crosbie nekega zadušljivega večera na vrtu, ki je obsijan z mesečino, umori soseda in se sklicuje na samoobrambo. Njena hladnokrvna obramba pretenta vse bližnje od moža do policije in odvetnika. Umorjenčeva vdova pa pride na dan z ljubezenskim pismom, v katerem Leslie vabi njenega moža na večerni zmenek, in zanj zahteva visoko odkupnino. Ljubeči mož se loči od denarja in ženo reši pred usmrtitvijo. Kljub temu Leslie za svoj zločin na koncu plača visoko ceno.

Originalni opis filma:

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense. Her poise, graciousness and stoicism impress nearly everyone who meets her. Her husband is certainly without doubt; so is the district officer; while her lawyer's doubts may be a natural skepticism. But this is Singapore and the resentful natives will have no compunction about undermining this accused murderess. A letter in her hand turns up and may prove her undoing.