The Bigamist

by Amelie Hastie

Directed by the actor/film-maker Ida Lupino, The Bigamist (1953) is the story of Harry Graham, a salesman travelling between two towns and two wives. In its portrayal of Harry's 'double life', the film takes on a double life of its own, hovering as it does between two genres. Telling the story through Harry's voice-over, yet eschewing the iconic character of the femme fatale, Lupino's film reveals and recasts film noir as male melodrama par excellence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844572668
• ISBN13: 9781844572663
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 7.4"