A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
Time has lessened our sense that this superlative 1974 film is simply a pastiche of the classic 30s gumshoe thrillers – it now looks like a straightforward classic.
It all clicks together with the precision of a Swiss watch.
See this film as many times as you can. Please.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday January 18, 2013, until Thursday January 24, 2013. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee on Sunday February 3, 2013. More info: www.dca.org.uk