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- How was Billy Wilder influenced by American Culture? German Culture?
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What other Filmmakers created similar genre? |
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What other movies were similar to "Double Indemnity?" |
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Did Billy Wilder make other movies that were similar? |
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How did Billy Wilder "invent" film noir? |
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Billy Wilder is famous for quirky comedies, how is Double Indemnity a comedy? |
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How did he influence generations of filmmakers? |
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How does Double Indemnity reflect the late 1930’s and 1940’s? |
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What was special about the dialogue they used? |
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What do you think the callous murder was symbolic of? |
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What obvious symbols and not so obvious symbols did Billy Wilder use get his message across? |
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In your opinion, what was the most important scene, character, or event? |
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Why was Edward G. Robinson’s character, Keyes, pivitol? |
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What did he symbolize (i.e. their conscience, morals, etc)? |
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What did all the characters symbolize? |
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Why do you think Billy Wilder chose two down and out characters to commit a crime together? |
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Do you think these people would have committed this crime alone? |
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Did the characters trust each other? |
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Why did they do what they did? |
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Do you think these people were bad or good? |
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Is there a moral to this story? |
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Why do you think Billy Wilder started with the line "I killed him for money--and for a woman? I didn't get the money. And I didn't get the woman." And end it with the hero saying, "I love you, too"? |
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Did you have sympathy with the characters? |
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How did Billy Wilder get the audience to sympathize with murders? |
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Is that symbolic of anything during the 1940’s? |
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Was the impact of WWII important in this film? |
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What were the censorship clauses for movies in the 1940’s? |
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Why was Billy Wilder able to "get away" controversial sex and murder scenes? |
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How did the public, film critics, and the censorship board respond to "Double Indemnity?" |
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Do you think this movie had any effect on the Joseph McCarthy hearings?
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