Subjective POV and off screen space in The Manchurian Candidate
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A virtuosically choreographed long take reveals multiple subjective viewpoints in Frank Sinatra's recurring dream from The Manchurian Candidate
- from The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- Creator: John Frankenheimer
- Distributor: MGM/UA
- Posted by Critical Commons Manager
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Cold war brainwashing in Manchurian Candidate
by Critical Commons ManagerA long take and 360 degree pan reveal multiple subjective viewpoints in this centerpiece sequence from The Manchurian Candidate. A group of American soldiers taken prisoner during the Korean War have been hypnotized to believe they are waiting out a storm at a ladies garden club that is actually a demonstration of brainwashing techniques by Chinese communists who intend to send sleeper agents back to the U.S. to carry out a political assassination and coup d'état.
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