'The Wages of Fear'/Austin Film Society

The trek up to the Marchesa Hall was well worth it tonight for this classic French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.  This 1953 thriller has it all.  Four European men in a desolate and impoverished Latin American town agree to transport nitroglycerine through an incredibly hazardous terrain for a nice sum of money.  Their task is to bring it to an American oil field which has a fire raging.  Yves Montand has a starring role and the three other leads are fabulous! Suspenseful, political, beautifully shot with intense dramatic scenes between the four men had the audience at the edges of their seats.  Copious program notes were given to us by Chale Nafus, Program Director which makes you feel like you've completed a course on Clouzot's films.  Only down side is that we really miss our Alamo South Lamar theater.  In the hood, fun, food, drinks and those great warnings telling you you'll be thrown out if you talk, text, or bother anyone.