![]() It is Hitchcock at his very best, with a film that includes suspense, action, comedy and romance. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (USA 1959) ***** Top 10īefore going on with the capsule review, I have to say that Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST, which I have seen at least 5 times, is my favourite movie of all time. The attack scenes are extremely well executed, courtesy of the Master of Suspense who injects his sinister brand of humour in many scenes – example: the young Cathy telling Daniels of the man Brenner is defending in court: “Did you know the killer stabbed his wife six times?” No explanation is given for the bird attacks, which makes all the proceedings scarier! But the film’s second half comes fast and furious with brutal attacks of the birds. The romance between Daniels and Brenner is given centre stage. Hitchcock uses the time to establish the characters and setting for the film. There is no attack of the birds during the entire the first half of the film except for a peck on the head on Melanie (Hedren) and a crashed seagull at a door. The film contains no musical score except for the scene where the school children sing a repetitive song. The beginning credits with the winged creatures tearing away the credit to an electronic score peaks audience anticipation early. How is that for fabulousness?Ī wealthy San Francisco socialite, Melanie Daniels (Hedren) pursues a potential boyfriend, Mitch Brenner (Rid Taylor) to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness.Īs far as movie THE BIRDS go, based on the book by Daphne du Maurier, it is the best of the Master’s work. In THE BIRDS, Hitchcock gives her the perfect compliment when he has her steer an outboard motor across the bay waters wearing a mink coat. ![]() And not only in one but in two movies, THE BIRDS and MARNIE. She is the one of the few that is the lead protagonist in the Hitchcock’s film world dominated by male protagonists. Tippi Hedren could very well be Hithcock’s favourite blonde. Mots of them are rated 5-stars – yes, because they are that superb.įor more information on the venue,program and date and time of screenings,click on the link to the Cinematheque website below: Others should be enjoyed time and again.īelow are capsule reviews of selected film, films by Hitchcock followed by those of Truffaut – all listed in alphabetical order. Many films like THE BRIDE WORE BLACK, I have seen 5 times or more times and should be seen on the big screen. It is an exhaustive retrospective with many little not so well known gems like SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER, THE SOFT SKIN perennial favourites like THE BIRDS and NORTH BY NORTHWEST, the latter being my personal best film of all time. TIFF Cinematheque presents the films by Hitchcock and Truffaut. The recent documentary by Kent Jones on Truffaut’s interview with Hitchcock is every cinephile’s dream documentary. Truffaut is the reason I studied French so that I could understand his films in French. At least 15 winning videos a month: Īlfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut are my two favourite directors of all time. The Writing Festival network averages over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The result is one of the best and most insightful documentaries on the techniques of the Master of Suspense.Īlso, Free logline submissions. Director Philippe (DOC OF THE DEAD) has done thorough and detailed research on Hitchcock and the shower scene and it shows. The film includes clips of films that have been influenced by Hitchcock. The contribution of both Edward Hermann to the music and George Tomasini to the sound effects are detailed in the film, providing more insight and pleasure to the cineaste. The entire scene’s storyboard with the script is read aloud (and also the pages of the novel of the same name by Robert Block, illustrating the differences) to the audience as the scene, unfolds one step at a time, offering a fresh insight. The famous shower scene – the opening and closing of the bathroom door the water streaming from the shower the curtain slowly pulling apart the repeated stabbing the blood flowing down the bath the door bathroom door slamming shut. Stars: Alan Barnette, Justin Benson, Peter Bogdanovichħ8/52 offers an unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO – the “man behind the curtain” and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema. Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival: Īn unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, the “man behind the curtain”, and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema. ![]()
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