Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock presents a “real-time” play – and it’s a real killer! Film’s complex filming techniques pushed technological boundaries Underappreciated at the time, …
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Underrated Alfred Hitchcock drama with chequered production history Courtroom intrigue with barnstorming performance by Charles Laughton Siren Alida Valli makes fools of the men in her life, including Gregory Peck …
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Soundtrack and radio Among the Master’s very best scores: Waxman’s timeless opus was Oscar-nominated Franz Waxman scored over 160 classic films, many iconic, but loved Rebecca the most Even better …
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Home video The Master’s gothic classic has an enigmatic and complicated home video history Various iterations are scattered across four decades of releases on every format In all, two separate …
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Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film has a British flavour First adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s bestselling novel Blockbuster success: nominated for 11 Oscars, winning …
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The Master of Suspense battled with censorship for most of his long career He learned how to lead British censors in a merry dance to fulfil his wishes Well-practised in …
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Robert Donat was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for his signature role No mean feat against stiff competition in Hollywood’s Greatest Year Convincingly plays caring, diffident schoolteacher from youth to …
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Margaret’s Story The director’s best known and imitated British film Many tantalising loose ends are deliberately left hanging Ironically, the most poignant part has insalubrious origins Who was Margaret, the …
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The Master’s Apprenticeship: detailing the preservation status of Hitch’s earliest works Entered the fledgling film industry in the early 1920s as a lowly freelance title card designer Quickly worked his …