Young Arnie, walking through the Vermont woods, hears some threats, and then gunshots. Investigating, he finds the body of Harry Worp, and he thinks Harry has been murdered. He tells his mother, Jennifer Rogers, who recognizes the man as her ex-husband. She, along with the elderly CaptainWiles and the spinster Ivy Gravely, believe they will be prime suspects when Harry’s body is found, so they conspire to bury it, with the help of artist Sam Marlowe.

Oj, vad anorlunda mot de övriga Hitchcock-filmer jag tittat på nyligen. Mycket mera humor än vad det har varit i de tidigare filmerna. Anorlunda är väl ordet som beskriver hela filmen. Tror jag behöver se den igen för att uppskatta den till fullo.

[tags]film, recensioner, The Trouble with Harry, alfred hitchcock[/tags]

Professional photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbours. He begins to suspect that the man opposite may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his society model girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his nurse Stella to investigate.

Typisk Hitchcock film (om jag redan vågar säga det). Spänning från start till slut. Bra skådespelare och ett enkelt manus. Mycket bra film. Man vill verkligen inte att de ska ha rätt i sina misstankar. Slutet är mycket spännande.

[tags]film, recensioner, rear window, alfred hitchcock[/tags]

Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York apartment. They consider themselves intellectually superior to their friend David Kentley and as a consequence decide to murder him. Together they strangle David with a rope and placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to hold a small party. The guests include David’s father, his fiancée Janet and their old schoolteacher Rupert from whom they mistakenly took their ideas. As Brandon becomes increasingly more daring, Rupert begins to suspect.

Riktigt läckert med väldigt långa scener utan klipp. Tydligen innehåller filmen endast 9 olika tagningar. Underbart snyggt gjort. Spänningen är också på topp. Ungefär på samma sätta som i Shadow of a Doubt. En riktigt häftig film, i både “filmistiskt”- och i spännings-avseende. Missa den inte.

[tags]film, recensioner, rope, alfred hitchcock[/tags]

The Newton family lead a quiet life in the North California town of Santa Rosa. The Newton’s eldest daughter, ‘young Charlie’, decides that things need brightening up and resolves to contact her Uncle Charlie (after whom she is named) and invite him to stay. On arrival at the telegraph office she discovers he is already on his way. However, Uncle Charlie is being pursued by a couple of detectives who suspect him of being “The Merry Widow Murderer”, an evil strangler wanted in connection with the deaths of several rich East coast widows.

Såhär ska en spänningsfilm göras. Man hålls ju på spänningens kant genom större delen av filmen. Även om man ganska tidigt kan lista ut hur det ligger till, så hålls man ändå på halster. Sedan är Hitchcock himla duktig på att välja vinklar för att visa att något är fel.

[tags]film, recensioner, shadow of a doubt, alfred hitchcock[/tags]

When sabotage destroys part of an aircraft plant, plant worker Barry Kane is falsely blamed for the crime. Determined to clear his name, he sets out to track down the man he believes to be the actual saboteur, the mysterious Mr. Fry. He chases Fry across the western deserts to New York, where the two men confront each other atop the Statue of Liberty.

Min första riktiga Hitchcock-film (Fich ju min Hitchcock-box idag). Jag har sett Psycho tidigare, men det har väl alla gjort. 😉
Filmen drar igång i ett himla tempo och ena jaktscenen avlöser den andra. När konspirationen sakta löses, saktar filmen ner, men spänningen behålls.
Slutet kändes dock lite konstigt.

[tags]film, recensioner, saboteur, alfred hitchcock[/tags]