Arthur Penn's 1975 film "Night Moves" intricately weaves a mystery around private investigator Harry Moseby. Tasked with finding a runaway girl, Harry navigates a morally blighted world filled with predatory men and broken women. His investigation reveals not just the fate of Delly Grastner, but the exploitative relationships that ensnare her, including a manipulative mother. As the plot unfolds, Harry's attempts to control his case lead to a haunting realization: doing the right thing may not yield the most satisfying outcomes, highlighting the film's pervasive atmosphere of despair and moral ambiguity.
The plot can be understood, but not easily, and not on first viewing, reflecting Harry Moseby's struggle and the audience's experience in Arthur Penn's neo-noir classic.
A sense of feeling unmoored is crucial to Arthur Penn's 1975 neo-noir thriller, where no easy answers exist, but an atmosphere of suffocating despair prevails.
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