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The True Face

1951
Directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr.
CrimeMysteryThriller

Cast

Lau Lauritzen Jr.

Plot

An architect, Mogens, is wrongly accused of the murder of a woman, and in his effort to prove his innocence, he finds that the people around him are not what they seem. Lau Lauritzen Jr.'s 1951 Danish psychological thriller, with Poul Reichhardt, uses suspense and a twisting plot to explore trust and deception, and is one of the best-regarded Danish films of its decade.

Sinekatalog’s take

Lau Lauritzen Jr.'s Danish thriller has an architect wrongly accused of murder who discovers that the people around him are not what they seem. A tight, smoky psychological piece with a neat twist and a convincing postwar chill.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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