Don’t Look Behind The Door!
In this scene, Walter Neff is waiting to see Phyllis Dietrichson in his apartment. However, unexpectedly, Barton Keyes knocks on the door before her. Neff answers the door and Keyes knows more about the murder case. When Mrs. Dietrichson walks up to the door, she hears that two men are in the room and decides to listen to their conversation through the closed door. Neff opens the door and they both walk out of the apartment. Mrs. Dietrichson hides behind the open door. She lets Neff know that she is there by tugging on the handle, just enough to let Neff know she is there without tipping off Keyes.
The setting is shadowy and suspenseful, and Mrs Dietrichson is in the shadows. It is a very tight space. The only protection Mrs. Dietrichson has is the door and Neff. She can’t move or make a noise. All of the surfaces like the door, the walls, and the floor are hard. There is no furniture in this scene, nothing soft and or comfortable. She is in between a door and a hard place. She’s got nowhere to go. All she can do is quietly stand behind the door and pray that Keyes walks away. There is light coming out of the room. That is the place she needs to get to in order to be safe.
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