MARTIN SCORSESE’S OBSESSION
Scorsese professes affection for “The Naked Kiss” and its startling opening sequence. True to the auteurist party line, he credits directors Sam Fuller while failing to mention other key contributors to the scene’s visceral impact: Stanley Cortez and his bravura camera work, the fierce, fearless acting of Constance Towers and particularly the frenzied, full-throttle jazz music of brilliant, unsung movie composer Paul Dunlap.
Let us not forget that it takes more than one artist’s passion to create a film canvas.
FREDERICK RAPPAPORT
Los Angeles
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