Luz, sombra e crime: a relação entre esquemas de iluminação e narrativa em O destino bate à sua porta, de Tay Garnett
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El artículo presenta un análisis de la relación entre cinematografía y narrativa en la película El cartero siempre llama dos veces (Garnett,1946). Analizamos los esquemas de iluminación creados por Sydney Wagner, director de fotografía de la película, y su capacidad para resaltar la estructura propuesta por los guionistas Harry Ruskin y Niven Busch. Partimos de la hipótesis de que los fotógrafos que trabajaron en Hollywood en los años 40 también buscaron variaciones dentro del género del thriller psicológico, inspirándose en las innovaciones narrativas que marcaronel panorama literario y cinematográfico de la época. Metodológicamente, la investigación se ancla en el exoesqueleto y funciones del estilo cinematográfico propuesto por Bordwell (2005, 2023), así comoen el enfoque neoformalista de Thompson (1988), buscando identificar en la película patrones y variaciones estilísticos que implican el uso de iluminación de escena,y también esquemas low-keyy high-key. Como resultado, se evidencia que la iluminación en la producción de cine noir puede actuar alternativamente, y que el estilo en el cine, además de denotar, expresar, simbolizar y decorar, también puede ejercer una función estructural.
The article presents an analysis of the relationship between cinematography and narrative in the feature film The postman always rings twice (Tay Garnett, 1946). We analyze the lighting schemes created by Sydney Wagner, director of photography, and their ability to highlight the structure proposed by screen writers Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch. We start from the hypothesis that photographers working in Hollywood in the 1940’s also sought variations within the psychological thriller, drawing inspiration from narrative innovations that filled the literary and cinematographic panorama of that time. Methodologically, the research is anchored in the exoskeleton and functions of film style elaboratedby Bordwell (2005, 2023) and in the neoformalist approach proposed by Thompson (1988), seeking to identify patterns and variations related to stylistic choices involving the use of stage lighting and also low-keyand high-keyschemes. As a result, we’ve found evidence that lighting in noir production can act alternately and that style in cinema, in addition to denoting, expressing, symbolizing and decorating, can also serve a structural function.
The article presents an analysis of the relationship between cinematography and narrative in the feature film The postman always rings twice (Tay Garnett, 1946). We analyze the lighting schemes created by Sydney Wagner, director of photography, and their ability to highlight the structure proposed by screen writers Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch. We start from the hypothesis that photographers working in Hollywood in the 1940’s also sought variations within the psychological thriller, drawing inspiration from narrative innovations that filled the literary and cinematographic panorama of that time. Methodologically, the research is anchored in the exoskeleton and functions of film style elaboratedby Bordwell (2005, 2023) and in the neoformalist approach proposed by Thompson (1988), seeking to identify patterns and variations related to stylistic choices involving the use of stage lighting and also low-keyand high-keyschemes. As a result, we’ve found evidence that lighting in noir production can act alternately and that style in cinema, in addition to denoting, expressing, symbolizing and decorating, can also serve a structural function.
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RABELO, Thiago da Silva; OLIVEIRA, Rodrigo Cássio. Luz, sombra e crime: a relação entre esquemas de iluminação e narrativa em O destino bate à sua porta, de Tay Garnett. Rebeca – Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Cinema e Audiovisual, São Paulo, v. 14, p. 1-25, 2025. DOI: 10.22475/rebeca.v14n1.1046. Disponível em: https://rebeca.socine.org.br/1/article/view/1046. Acesso em: 5 maio 2026.