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In Reply to: Alfred Hitchcock Favorites for 1st time or repeat viewing posted by edta on June 18, 2000 at 17:56:48:
Vertigo was recently re-relased theatrically with a restored print, etc. This, along with "Rear Window" are my favorites.Jimmy Stewart is my favorite Hitchcock lead. He appears to be such an "aw, shucks" nice guy; then before you know what's happened, he's a worm. Very, very subtle stuff going on here. Great courage for a major "star" to take such unflattering, unheroic parts.
"Rear Window" is also notable for the appearance of Grace Kelly, who -- pardon my disagreement Victor -- really IS the sun, even though I admit that Audrey is the Moon & stars.
I saw both movies in the theater when they originally were released (those were the days when parents could safely drag their kids to a movie if they couldn't find a sitter) and didn't "get" them. Have seen both repeatedly since then. "Rear Window" also was recently re-relased theatrically, but didn't get a chance to see it again in a good movie house.
It was extremely creepy watching Stewart near the end of Vertigo. I'll have to re-watch Rear Window. Have it on tape, all I need is the time
What's insidious about Rear Window is that, unlike Vertigo, we (the auidience) really identify with Jimmy. We don't think he's a creep, even though he's made a life for himself out of spying on his neighbors.That's where Grace Kelly comes in so beautifully. Even the most magnificent eye-candy in the world can't distract Jimmy from his obsession with what he sees out the window. She's trying to get something going with him and he's barely responding.
Only later, if at all, does the audience realize that it has become totally immersed in Jimmy's guilty pleasure.
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