Guard DVD Film Noir destructive love between two musicians

destructive love between two musicians which begins in post WW2 Poland

memories and fantasy merge as the demands of his creative and personal lives overwhelm film director 'Guido' (Marcello Mastroianni)

When they lose communication she must struggle on through the hardships of war while not knowing what has become of him

bungling lawyer (James Stewart) and a rugged rancher (John Wayne) share an enemy in the outlaw Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) which causes them become allies

'The Big Sleep' by David Thomson (BFI Film Classics paperback)

Guard DVD Film Noir destructive love between two musicians'The Guard' Director: John Michael McDonagh (2011) Special features include commentary by McDonagh, Gleeson and Cheadle, short film 'The Second Death'. Hugely successful at the Irish box office. An unorthodox, subversive Connemara based garda (Brendan Gleeson) and an efficient, serious F. B. I agent (Don Cheadle) investigate an international drug smuggling operation.