Film at Lincoln Center Focuses on a German-Born Director, Robert Siodmak, Who Once Earned the Ire of Joseph Goebbels

The organizers herald Siodmak’s ‘chameleonic sensibility,’ presumably referring to an adaptability when confronted by a given assignment. Some might wonder if this sensibility is less versatile than changeable.

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Richard Conte In 'Cry of the City' (1948). Via Film at Lincoln Center

An upcoming retrospective of a German-born director to be presented by Film at Lincoln Center, “Robert Siodmak: Dark Visionary,” is a welcome endeavor not least because it may clear up the nature and magnitude of its subject.  

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