I read Roger Ebert's review on Children of Paradise (1945) in which he mentioned that the Nazis banned all films that ran over 90 minutes in length. I was struck by the arbitrariness of the rule, considering that most movies are in the neighborhood of two hours, but plenty of people prefer their films in the fast lane.
Ten films, in no particular order, that are potent in spite of their brevity.
James Cagney gives Mae Clarke a facial in
The Public Enemy (William Wellman, 1931) 79 minutes
Pick up on South Street (Sam Fuller, 1953) 75 minutes
This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984) 82 minutes
Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960) 88 minutes
The Purple Rose of Cairo (Woody Allen, 1985) 82 minutes
Shoot Em Up (Michael Davis, 2007) 86 minutes
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982) 90 minutes
Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960) 82 minutes
Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922) 81 minutes
Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) 68 minutes
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