Leave Her to Heaven

Twilight Time

Adapted from the Ben Ames Williams million-seller Leave Her to Heaven (1945) was a blockbuster whose reputation has only grown with time. A juicy Technicolor melodrama with the shadowy heart of a film noir it focuses on the alluring Ellen (the incomparable Gene Tierney) a femme fatale whose elegant exterior conceals depths of feverish jealousy which will drive her to the most heinous crimes. Although lushly photographed (by the great Leon Shamroy whose work would win him a well-deserved Oscar) the film is directed with admirable austerity by veteran John M. Stahl and features a potent score by Alfred Newman available here as an isolated track.Enjoy the extensive Julie Kirgo liner notes and film art packaged with the Blu-ray