![]() ![]() This film has it all, Wilder in the director’s seat, a story inspired by the queen of mystery herself Agatha Christie and the amazing performance of Marlene Dietrich. The film and the main character are one memorable batch that deserves to be commented way further than its own time, because they still bring shivers down our spine. Mitchum embodies what is perfect for a totally insane maniac who is double-faced and yet with every step, with every word, with every action he is a threat to all the wellbeing of the characters in the film. In a period where Hitchcock brought the thrills, Laughton brings them to a new level that is what sets his masterpiece to be a real experience for our sight and sound. He makes his presence clear and known to us. The so called revered serial killer – Harry Powell is a dominating character in the film, both in his personality and screen time. One thing that it has going for is the performance of Robert Mitchum, who delivers the role of his life. It’s hard to compare film noir between each other, but what makes The Night of the Hunter special is that among a palette of some of the best films made within its era, The Night of the Hunter is easily the best. The visuals are one of the best in film noir, it gives the film a very special place among other great movies, which is saying something. Its captivating scenography is reminiscent of the Golden Age of German film in the 1920/30s and is a very direct descendent of German Expressionism. The once faded Night of the Hunter, is now a textbook film for its influence in pop culture, other young aspiring directors and cinephiles in general. A career that can be hinted at in this well-executed noir. However, Preminger did add a lot of his own charm to the film, that was a clear indicator for what would come later from him. ![]() It’s focusing our attention on one thing, while developing a whole new set of mysteries on the other end. Laura is a classical mystery thriller that is building its suspense with all of the possible twists and turns that rock our emotions, as our main protagonist, the detective, charged with solving the case while starts falling in love with a woman that is dead.Īnother very character driven noir, it lets us invest ourselves fully, before it stats duping us. Perhaps that is why we like noir films, they shows us the hidden personas that look for consolation in money, thrills and sex.Ī murder mystery that takes us on a rollercoaster ride all around and ends on a high note with one of the most memorable movie lines ever uttered. Wilder is a very good psychologist of human vulnerability. It’s the play on the weakness of his characters. Its pace is reminiscent of what a Hitch plotted movie would look like. The film reeks of the characters’ fakeness and their slow descent into the world of lies and deceitfulness. In Double Indemnity the characters are duping each other in a badly acted romance. A character driven crime-mystery that fits almost perfectly in the early Hollywood Hitchcock classics like Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt and Rebecca. A classical noir tale of a femme fatale guiding our protagonist into a whirlwind of trouble. A lot of the industry was focused on bringing the chills and thrills in a very sophisticated manner through the “black film”, or film noir as it is known. Crime, thriller and suspense were running high in Hollywood. It’s certain that we will enjoy the amount of elements that the filmmakers put in them to make them seem as they were made from dear old Alfred.Įach film has something that it takes from Hitchcock’s body of work, our main focus will be to pin-point why Hitchcock admirers will be interested in these 10 movies, which can easily stand alone in their own merit. We will now be looking at 10 movies that should vibrate with Hitchcock fans and are our recommendation when it comes to adding to your watch list. Be it via inspiration, admiration or sheer appreciation, Hitchcockian style movies have graced the big screen quite often. However, although unique, his style is often imitated, or should we say commented in other cinematic achievements. It’s a combination of story and experience that bring his movies to the forefront of the pages of any history book that deals with cinema. The mastery of Hitchcock lies in his simplicity to visually combine scenes into a very suspenseful storyline, almost all his films are one never-ending breathless emotion. It’s hard to top the master of suspense, especially on his home field that covers a variety of genre movies, including thriller, horror and mystery. ![]()
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