An adaptation of daphne du mauriers bestseller, alfred hitchcocks first american film centres on a. The master of suspense, alfred hitchcock is one of historys most skilled directors, known for his expert abilities in the thriller genre. Rebecca 1940 nr min drama, mystery 12 april 1940 story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. Alfred hitchcock 18991980 was an english director and filmmaker. The man who knew too much by alfred hitchcock 1956. Great classics, indies, noir, westerns, etcyou might also particularly enjoy our collection of free noir films blackmail free englands first talkie feature film, starring anny ondra, john longden, and cyril ritchard. An analysis of alfred hitchcocks thriller, rebecca 02042016 05. The best part of the film may very well be bernard hermanns score, which was the first time he composed for alfred.
Rebecca vostfr alfred hitchcock laurence olivier, joan. They marry, and soon she finds out that the former mrs. The trouble with harry doesnt quite seem like an alfred hitchcock film. Boasting a superb cast the thenunproven joan fontaine was the big gamble, but her performance now outshines laurence oliviers. Rebecca 1940 alfred hitchcock, laurence olivier, joan fontaine, george sanders, filmnoir, mystery, drama march 10, 2017 story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife.
Only one of the two reels survives and its unclear if it features hitchcocks work. Du mauriers novel rebecca was a property selznick had acquired at great cost to follow his production of gone with the wind 1939, and the read more. Maxim is still troubled by the death of his wife, rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. Selznick had originally intended hitchcocks first film for him to be about the titanic. Alfred hitchcock alfred hitchcocks attempt at comedy. Hitchcock at his best what a well directed well written well acted movie everything in. Rebecca is a 1940 american psychological thrillermystery film. Hitchcocks first american film and his only best picture winner, rebecca is a masterpiece of haunting atmosphere, gothic thrills, and gripping suspense. At the beginning of the plot the narrator, a women we never know her name, dreamed. The film looks great on bluray and runs for 140 minutes which is about ten minutes longer than.
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Sir alfred joseph hitchcock, kbe august 1899 29 april 1980 was an english film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential and extensively studied filmmakers in the history of cinema. Joan fontaine plays the unnamed narrator, a young woman who works as a companion to the welltodo mrs. It was hitchcock s first american project, and his first film under contract with producer david o. It was also hitchcocks only movie to win best picture.
It was hitchcocks first american project, and his first film under contract with producer david o. She and maxim fall in love, get married and return to manderley, his large country estate in cornwall. Directed by alfred hitchcock, it was his first american project, and his first film. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of. Oct 24, 2017 the master of suspense, alfred hitchcock is one of historys most skilled directors, known for his expert abilities in the thriller genre. Alfred hitchcock s first hollywood film and the only hitchcock feature to win the academy award for best picture, rebecca is one of those films that holds up wonderfully across repeat viewings. Based on the novel by daphne du maurier, the classic psychological thriller rebecca was alfred hitchcock s first american film. Alfred hitchcocks best and worst films 247 wall st. This is the perfect channel for alfred hitchcock fans with full length movies, trailers and interviews. An analysis of alfred hitchcocks thriller, rebecca huffpost. Alfred hitchcocks rebecca 1940 is a cinematic masterpiece whose most defining character is a dead womans domineering presence.
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Du mauriers novel rebecca was a property selznick had acquired at great cost to follow his production of gone with the wind 1939, and the. In this atmospheric gothic horror, hitchcock tells a story of woman maturation, growth and struggle of overidentification with other women, while casting a nameless young girl, with no clear selfidentity, as his main heroine. Selznick had originally intended hitchcock s first film for him to be about the titanic. Feb, 2016 watch alfred hitchcock rebecca, a mulher inesqueci. Splendid film of du mauriers rebecca the new york times. Oct 31, 20 it was directed by alfred hitchcock and has the distinction of being his first american film. Based on the novel by daphne du maurier, the classic psychological thriller rebecca was alfred hitchcocks first american film. Rebecca by alfred hitchcock alfred hitchcock, laurence. Selznicks s second consecutive best picture after the previous years gone with the wind and another enormously popular adaptation of a bestseller, this adaptation of daphne du mauriers novel was also the first american film directed by alfred hitchcock. Perhaps the most classic example of a hitchcock film, rear window features many of the directors hallmarks, including being set in a single room and tackling the topic of.
An analysis of alfred hitchcock s thriller, rebecca 02042016 05. Sherwood and joan harrison recreated du mauriers novel precisely, complete with the ideal. Alfred hitchcock was originally hired as assistant director, but when the producer got into an argument with the director and fired him, he promoted hitchcock to full director. Watch alfred hitchcock rebecca, a mulher inesqueci. On august 2nd, chaz ebert announced that is gender balancing its regular rotation of film critics. Rebecca 1940 alfred hitchcock, laurence olivier, joan fontaine, george sanders, film noir, mystery, drama march 10, 2017 story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. Rebecca vostfr alfred hitchcock laurence olivier, joan fontaine, g sanders barbara enriquez. It isnt all that suspenseful, the setting isnt busy, and the story is unusually quaint that said, the trouble with harry succeeds because it stands apart from the rest of hitchcocks works. Rebecca by alfred hitchcock a movie to download, on vod and legal streaming lacinetek.
Silence especially seemed to take on a more important role in the films that hitchcock directed in the mid 1950s and later. The movie by alfred hitchcock was adapted by a novel to dafne du maurier. His directorial debut was the 1925 release the pleasure garden. The title character is already dead when the story begins.
Hitch has italfred hitchcock that is, the english master of movie melodramas, rounder than john bull, twice as fond of beef, just now with rebecca. With laurence olivier, joan fontaine, george sanders, judith anderson. Dec 21, 2019 rebecca is a 1940 american romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock. The 1940 film rebecca features a very busy soundtrack which is very common to films during its time period.