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Other personal favorites include Shadow Of A Doubt, Rear Window, North By Northwest, The Birds and Frenzy.
So you like North by Northwest but not Vertigo?
Clever analysis. But no, I like his American period, but not his British.
Looking forwards to your impression of the film.
Like Father Like son. (Robert Walker Jnr. in Star Trek episode Charlie X).
What an exciting shot!
Frenzy is just great. Jon Finch stars as a man wrongfully accused of murder, and the fact the character is a bit unpleasant creates an interesting contrast later on when, despite his shortcomings, we find ourselves rooting for him to clear his name and find the real murderer. Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Cribbins, Clive Swift, Jean Marsh... great cast with some very entertaining and colorful supporting characters. There's a fantastic, alternatively funny and touching subplot between McCowen's police inspector and his wife at home, played by Vivien Merchant.
The opening piece of music is interesting in that it emphasizes the grandeur of London rather than the dark nature of the story that is about to unfold. The very end of the film, despite being slightly rushed and not reaching its full potential, is terrific as well.
There is a particularly dark and unpleasant scene early in the film, and it goes on forever, or at least it feels like it does. It does lend the film a sense of tension and urgency.
A special mention for the blackly funny, macabre set piece in the back of the potato lorry! And its low key ending!
Funny side note: it's the only Hitchcock film that shows nudity.
In every film Hitch made there are moments of genius other film makers will never achieve.
Same here, but there are a few I clearly dislike - or am not too fond of - nonetheless. I never really cared for The Trouble with Harry (I don't really find it funny) and I kind of "hate" Vertigo because it gives away the secret so early. Apart from Jimmy Stewart's generally sort of grating acting in the latter one. It may be his role/character, but I didn't have that problem in the likes of The Man Who Knew too Much nor Rear Window or Rope. Harry and Vertigo are probably my least favorite Hitchcock movies of his "American" period. And yes, I know that bashing Vertigo is generally not popular, but I don't care.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220704-frenzy-at-50-the-most-violent-film-hitchcock-ever-made
Out of curiousity; where do you get hold of these films? As far as I am aware of they are not available on any streaming platform? I have been investing in a lot if blu-ray discs and DVD's and seen most of his filmography, but there are a few left I haven't gotten hold of yet, like Spellbound for instance. If there was a simpler way than ordering and waiting for physical format to arrive, it would be great to know...?
They periodically pop up on streaming services. Criterion channel, Amazon Prime, and HBO Max are the best bets.
Great film, certainly has one of the most insidious villains in cinema.
Exactly right. And that ending...
Great cast Ingrid Bergman is amazing, I always find it amusing that Mission Impossible 2 lifted the plot from Notorious, M:I 2 is laughably bad.
Random thought, would Hitchcock embrace CGI or would he stick with more traditional shooting. He eschewed shooting out in public so he might like the options that CGI could bring him?