The term “Rashomon effect,” the phenomenon in which an event is given contradictory interpretations by eyewitnesses, derives from Akira Kurosawa’s cinematic masterpiece, Rashomon (1950), a tale involving conflicting descriptions of a rape and murder released to worldwide acclaim in 1950. Also released in 1950 and using the same narrative technique is the far lesser-known British noir, The Woman in Question (US: Five Angles on Murder). Director Anthony Asquith depicts the events leading up to the murder of a fortune teller named Agnes (Jean Kent) through the points of view of five characters: middle-aged neighbor Mrs. French (the wonderful Hermione Baddeley), pretty sister Catherine (Susan Shaw), Catherine’s boyfriend Bob Baker (Dirk Bogarde), hunky sailor Michael Murray (John McCallum), and pet shop owner Albert Pollard (Charles Victor). Each witness testimony builds on the previous one, revealing different perceptions of Agnes (the change in her character between Mrs. French’s and Catherine’s versions is wonderfully done), illuminating additional details until the killer is apprehended. Asquith’s lighting and camera work effectively establish the grey of urban dwelling along with a soundtrack that incorporates the blare of trains and the cries of domestic violence.