Jack Clayton Why it fits: The blue of twilight. Shot in Cinemascope black-and-white, the shadows are deep indigo. The open gardens of the Victorian estate hide terrible secrets.
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Though shot in California, this film feels English. Gene Tierney plays a young widow who moves into a haunted cottage on the rocky coast of England (the "Open" sea). Jack Clayton Why it fits: The blue of twilight