A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
OK, the plot verges on absurdity – but who cares?
Not only one of Preminger’s greatest, but one of the great noirs.
The dialogue is stinging and the performances to be savoured in a haunting study of romantic obsession that deserves its return to the big screen.
Laura is still every bit as gripping in 2012.
Otto Preminger's 1944 murder mystery is one of the most baffling and seductive in cinema.
Preminger made darker, more characteristically noir films than this, but his only movie that's as good, or perhaps better, is Anatomy of a Murder.
Masterpiece is a much-overused term, but in this case the accolade is wholly appropriate.
A gossipy, beautifully written treat, with the added bonus of seeing a young, pre-horror Vincent Price in dramatic action.
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Sunday March 11, 2012. 1.00pm. More info: www.dca.org.uk
General release. Check local listings for show times.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Monday March 26, 2012, until Wednesday March 28, 2012. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/