The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Eyes of Laura Mars
Mystery · Thriller · Horror · 1978
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
Movie details
Eyes of Laura Mars
“She saw life through the camera’s eye. Then suddenly she saw death.”
1978 Mystery · Thriller · Horror 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Eyes of Laura Mars?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Irvin Kershner
Written by
David Zelag Goodman · John Carpenter
Faye Dunaway
Laura Mars
Tommy Lee Jones
John Neville
Brad Dourif
Tommy Ludlow
René Auberjonois
Donald Phelps
Raúl Juliá
Michael Reisler
Darlanne Fluegel
Lulu
Michael Tucker
Bert
Court is in session
Put Eyes of Laura Mars on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.