![]() John Forbes, a successful insurance man, lives the seemingly perfect life with his beautiful wife Sue and model child Tommy. Despite all of this, Forbes finds himself unfulfilled with his life, yearning for some form of adventure. On his latest case, Forbes falls for his client Mona Stevens, who flits furiously with him, sparking an affair between them. Suffering from guilt, Forbes finds himself in a deadly game of blackmail from a seedy private eye MacDonald, who is out for revenge after being rejected by Mona himself. Andre De Toth's Pitfall is a unique and fascinating film about post-war domestic bliss, capturing the darker side of the American dream. Like man Noir's of the era, Pitfall is a film told primarily in flashback, with John attempting to explain his terrible mistakes to his wife Sue. De Toth seems to be one of the least talked about filmmakers of his era, and I'm not sure why, with Pitfall impressively directed film with a few highly memorable sequences. Forbes' life is one of structure and Andre de Toth dissects what happens when a man like this goes astray out of boredom. John gets a taste of adventure and can't stop, with one of Pittfall's other strong aspects being the escalation that ensues. At its core, Pitfall is a film that strips away the idea of right or wrong when it comes to morality, showcasing a good man who falls victim to his impulses.
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June 2023
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