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Post by Eλευθερί on Apr 27, 2021 11:11:21 GMT
Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, and the Cote d'Azur! Supporting role played by British actor John Williams, who had played the police detective in Dial M For Murder the year before. This film makes me want to visit France. But it portrays a vision of France that no longer exists (if it ever did)—a time in the post-war years when the exchange rate was about 330 francs to a US dollar. It's one of the great classic films, but there are flaws if you are looking closely. Editing was a little sloppy, with scenes where facial expressions and body positions aren't quite consistent as the camera angles switch back and forth. Dubbing in one scene was really bad—the restaurateur Bertrani can be heard speaking lines but his mouth isn't moving! I kept seeing this huge lump in the middle of Cary Grant's forehead. Never noticed it before. Is it visible in his other movies? The film is very enjoyable up until the costume ball scene, where we are jolted into seeing one of the party guests entering dressed as ?Catherine the Great with two black boys as servants/pages. And the hilarity of the fact that Cary Grant(!) is playing an avowed bachelor in his late 40s or 50s, who we are reminded several times has never married and who shows much more interest in beautiful, rich, and very available Grace Kelly's jewels than her body. In 1950s Hollywood movie plots, absolutely no possibility that the reason he never married wasn't that he "just never found the time," as Grant's character says. 10/10 for the locations 10/10 for the car chase (it had me gripping the edge of my seat) 9/10 for costumes Cinematography was limited by the technology available at the time. Just imagine what Hitchcock & team could have done in this film with modern steadicams, drones, aerial photography. 8.5/10
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Post by politicidal on Apr 27, 2021 14:00:51 GMT
8/10.
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Post by movielover on Apr 27, 2021 14:31:44 GMT
7.5/10
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Post by rudeboy on May 1, 2021 3:01:18 GMT
5/!0. Despite the glorious location photography and the charm of its stars, I found this one of Hitchcock’s most disposable films.
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Post by Eλευθερί on May 1, 2021 7:34:59 GMT
5/!0. Despite the glorious location photography and the charm of its stars, I found this one of Hitchcock’s most disposable films. It's hard to watch the car chase scene and not think about Grace Kelly's real-life death at age 52 after she missed a sharp turn and her car crashed over the edge of a cliff.
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Post by teleadm on May 3, 2021 17:56:34 GMT
8/10 Even if this is Hitchcock light, it's still a very entertaining movie in my book.
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Post by theravenking on May 5, 2021 20:13:50 GMT
5/10
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 10, 2022 2:29:51 GMT
B-
While I wasn't very engaged with it, I was entertained most of the way. Kelly & Grant are great cinematic dialogue with anyone, & together it's music. Hitchcock must've thought what the heck, French Riviera, straight play, where's the money?
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Post by alpha128 on May 20, 2023 18:22:23 GMT
B-While I wasn't very engaged with it, I was entertained most of the way. Kelly & Grant are great cinematic dialogue with anyone, & together it's music. Hitchcock must've thought what the heck, French Riviera, straight play, where's the money? I recently watched this for the first time and I agree with you. The presence of Cary Grant in a Hitchcock film invites comparison to North by Northwest (1959), and I found that to be much more engaging. Still, this is an enjoyable film and has some great dialogue. But IMO, this is not quite at the same level as the other Hitchcock films I created quote threads for (see below). Alfred Hitchcock Movie Quote Threads Subject | Movie Title | Created By | Created On |
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To Trek a Thief
| To Catch a Thief (1955) | alpha128 | May 20, 2023 12:12 | Rope: The Cord-o'-might Maneuver
| Rope (1948) | alpha128 | Sep 9, 2022 20:15 | The Trouble with the Birds
| The Birds (1963) | alpha128 | Jun 18, 2022 16:24 | Frenzy: Spectre of the Necktie
| Frenzy (1972) | alpha128 | Apr 16, 2022 16:15 | Strangers on a Trek
| Strangers on a Train (1951) | kolchak92 | Oct 2, 2021 20:36 | Uhura
| Rebecca (1940) | paulslaugh | Aug 7, 2021 4:57 | Vertigo: Off Balance of Terror
| Vertigo (1958) | alpha128 | Jul 31, 2021 12:11 | The Tribble with Harry
| The Trouble with Harry (1955) | Catman | Mar 27, 2021 8:48 | Rear Viewport
| Rear Window (1954) | Catman | Jan 8, 2021 13:33 | Dial M for Mugato
| Dial M for Murder (1954) | alpha128 | Dec 27, 2020 14:43 | Psycho-tricorder
| Psycho (1960) | alpha128 | Jun 19, 2020 18:47 | Helm, lay in a new course. North by Northwest.
| North by Northwest (1959) | alpha128 | May 29, 2020 18:30 |
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Post by James on Jun 4, 2023 3:16:51 GMT
7/10
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