Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock classic is Master of Suspense at his most playful Charming soirée on the French Riviera sees a man wrongly accused Cary Grant …
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Director’s homage to Alfred Hitchcock reuses his writer and composer Homme wrecker: from bridal path to warpath for an angel of vengeance Hell hath no fury like a woman widowed …
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A universally acclaimed film noir that’s criminally underseen today No charade: this is probably the best film Alfred Hitchcock never made! Masterpiece of misdirection that would make maestro of suspense …
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Foremost film noir’s leading actors are far from household names but all deserve to be Their stellar screen careers stretched from mid-1930s all the way up to the mid-1990s Hundreds …
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Leading pulp fiction source author led a life as sad and lonely as any of his characters Productive: his writings inspired well over 100 screen works, more than any other …
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The little film that could: B-movie that became a surprise blockbuster Based on a short story from writer of Rear Window – with a similar premise Shelved and forgotten about …
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Remakes and homages One of the director’s most renowned and imitated films spawns countless spoofs and homages From play to screen and beyond: blatant rip-offs and affectionate nods permeate popular culture …
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Home video Clear window: preserved print and two separate restorations released across multiple formats Breakdown: three versions but they’re in seven variant transfers, all detailed for the first time Follows …
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Soundtrack and essays Score credited to composing icon Franz Waxman but he has little input Mainly has source music plucked from Paramount’s vaults by the director Naturalistic: mostly music emanates …
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The man who saw too much – but seeing isn’t always believing Ensemble: already large cast doubles in number by the final scene Soap opera in long-shot that turns the …