I watched a western, considered one of the most outstanding examples of this genre, the American film High Noon, 1952, directed by Fred Zinnemann. He is considered the best example of the so-called revisionist western, i.e., a western that destroys the usual canons of this genre. The lead role was played by Gary Cooper.
The plot is not very complex, but it is not the complexity of the plot, but what they want to show us. And we see what people really are, that’s the main thing in the film. A rather interesting technique is used - all the events shown occur almost in real time, the duration of the events coincides with the duration of the film.
Small-town Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is preparing to retire, he marries Quaker Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly) and is going to leave with her, when suddenly they learn that a famous criminal Frank Miller comes to town, whom Wayne once arrested, stopping his criminal activities in the town, who was released from prison. Three of his accomplices arrive at the station, preparing to meet Miller, everyone understands that he comes there to settle scores with Wayne. Wayne is advised to leave as soon as possible, which he does at first, but suddenly stops and comes back, which entails the misunderstanding of his wife, who decides to leave him and leave on the same noon train that comes to the city of Miller. And so all these things begin. Wayne believes that he will be able to gather the residents of the town to confront the criminals. But, despite the fact that most of the residents seem to treat him well, his hopes are not justified and in the end he is almost alone, help in the end will come very unexpected. It all ends well, but we see Wayne’s bitterness and frustration at the end of the film and share them.
I liked the movie and Cooper was good in that role. The film was nominated for 7 Oscars and Golden Globes, received 4, including received them and Cooper for this role, there were many other awards. The film was later included in the first 25 films in the National Film Registry.
