Lisa Lieberman's Blog - Posts Tagged "alfred-hitchcock"

Hitchcock's last British film, made on the eve of World War II. A delightful tribute to England -- and a effort to prod his countrymen out of their complacency.

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I consider this one comfort food...

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You can’t blame Hitchcock for the kinky sexual subtext in “Rebecca” because it was in the novel. Stuff like the sinister Mrs. Danvers showing the new Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) the old Mrs. de Winter’s underwear: “They were made specially for her in a convent in St. Clair.”

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I like this poster from Hitchcock’s 1951 psychological thriller, Strangers on a Train, because it highlights the film’s zaniness. Robert Walker’s character is clearly a psychopath. And yet, you can’t help smiling in the scenes where Bruno appears. Like Guy, you’re drawn in, just as Hitch intended.



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