Spellbound (1945)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038109/
Not Hitch's best work, but it's very enjoyable.
Probably the biggest reason why this isnt as great as it may have been in 45 is the incredibly dated psychology. However, pretty much every other aspect of the movie is done pretty well. Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck both do great jobs in their respective roles, the cinematography is very nice as it is with most Hitch films, and the score was pretty cool.
The surreal dream-sequence designed by Salvador Dali was pretty sweet too. Very interesting, even if the psychological reasons behind it that were given were bullshit. The realization of the repressed memory was fairly suprising and well done as well.
Solid Hitch but not in the highest echelon.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038109/
Not Hitch's best work, but it's very enjoyable.
Probably the biggest reason why this isnt as great as it may have been in 45 is the incredibly dated psychology. However, pretty much every other aspect of the movie is done pretty well. Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck both do great jobs in their respective roles, the cinematography is very nice as it is with most Hitch films, and the score was pretty cool.
The surreal dream-sequence designed by Salvador Dali was pretty sweet too. Very interesting, even if the psychological reasons behind it that were given were bullshit. The realization of the repressed memory was fairly suprising and well done as well.
Solid Hitch but not in the highest echelon.
posted by will at
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