Well, the main purpose of my comment is to add my voice to the chorus of people praising this magnificent movie "I walked with a Zombie" and the outstanding artist who made it, Jacques Tourneur. Not surprisingly, every IMDb user seems to have deeply enjoyed it.
I dare say that here the cinematography attains the highest levels reached in cinema history. Every single scene is a piece of art. We are in the same category of, say, "Touch of evil" or "Rear window", and that's all the more amazing considering the meagre budget at Tourneur's disposal. The story is simple but extremely original. And the uneasy, doomed, magical atmosphere created by the author is just unbelievable: what a talent Tourneur had! Well, not a surprise. This man made "Cat people" and "Out of the past"...
Of course, the most precious gem of this treasure-film is the scene with the two women's nocturnal walk in the sugar canes plantation. Beyond any possible praise... And what about the apparitions of the Carrefour? Extraordinary work of cinematic genius.
As we may expect from a film of the 1940s, "I walked with a Zombie" is not much scary (or it is? well... probably it is so beautiful that people forget to be scared). Anyway, that's not important. "I walked with a Zombie" has to be judged using the parameters of Art, like a Poe's tale.
I recommend this masterpiece with all my heart.
I dare say that here the cinematography attains the highest levels reached in cinema history. Every single scene is a piece of art. We are in the same category of, say, "Touch of evil" or "Rear window", and that's all the more amazing considering the meagre budget at Tourneur's disposal. The story is simple but extremely original. And the uneasy, doomed, magical atmosphere created by the author is just unbelievable: what a talent Tourneur had! Well, not a surprise. This man made "Cat people" and "Out of the past"...
Of course, the most precious gem of this treasure-film is the scene with the two women's nocturnal walk in the sugar canes plantation. Beyond any possible praise... And what about the apparitions of the Carrefour? Extraordinary work of cinematic genius.
As we may expect from a film of the 1940s, "I walked with a Zombie" is not much scary (or it is? well... probably it is so beautiful that people forget to be scared). Anyway, that's not important. "I walked with a Zombie" has to be judged using the parameters of Art, like a Poe's tale.
I recommend this masterpiece with all my heart.