But she turned her back on him, unphased by his threat to kill her by explaining that he wasn""t real.The authenticity of the film is accentuated by dozens of sordid, on-location NYC sets (the Lower East Side, Times Square, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Grand Central Station, among others), sub-titles for the French dialogue, rough "Egan-style" police work, brutal winter scenes in the city, hand-held camera shots, and gutsy, nitty-gritty performances.As he sat by her side, he accidentally fell asleep:Quentin was attacked by Krueger, who shouted at him: "You can""t save her.Although a classicfilm noir, it has no flashbacks, no voice-over narration, and little evidence of expressionistic images." Vince argued with the man, claiming he was buying drinks for everyone: "She wasn""t out of line" and that she should be left alone.