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Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

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Category / Hitchcock, Alfred

August 21, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Frenzy (1972)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1972, Alfred Hitchcock, UK
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A late career high of sorts as Hitchcock returns to the UK to shoot another ‘wrong man’ picture in the guise of a serial killer thriller.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Birds, The (1963)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1963, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 2 Comments

An exercise in suspense filmmaking from the Master, though it lacks narrative drive that leads to little payoff.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

North by Northwest (1959)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1959, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 7 Comments

This is one of Hitchcock’s crowning achievements where he perfected the picaresque pursuit as a flat-out entertainer.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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August 10, 2020August 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Wrong Man, The (1956)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1956, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 2 Comments

A stylistic and narrativistic departure for Hitchcock that is anchored by solid performances by Henry Fonda and Vera Miles.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 10, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Trouble with Harry, The (1955)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1955, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 1 Comment

An underrated, light-hearted if sometimes peculiar comedic farce by Hitchcock.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 1, 2020August 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Rear Window (1954)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1954, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 12 Comments

My personal favourite of all of Hitchcock’s works, this intelligent and suspenseful treatment on scopophilia and scopophobia in relation to gender, gaze theory and paranoia is also one of his finest achievements.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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July 19, 2020August 10, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Murder! (1930)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1930, Alfred Hitchcock, UK
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An enjoyable early murder mystery by Hitchcock that explores how theatre and life can intertwine in what is a precursor to the likes of ‘Stage Fright’ and ‘The Wrong Man’. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 18, 2020August 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Stage Fright (1950)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1950, Alfred Hitchcock, UK
  • 1 Comment

One of Hitchcock’s most underrated works—and it sees the director at his most patient, crafting a tale that builds up spellbindingly.  

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 18, 2020August 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Rope (1948)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1948, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
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No matter how many times you see it, it still holds up well as one of Hitchcock’s most morbid and suspenseful works.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 18, 2020August 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Spellbound (1945)

  • Criterion Collection, Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1945, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 1 Comment

An underrated gem by Hitchcock about psychoanalysis and the guilt complex, featuring a stirring Oscar-winning score by Miklos Rozsa.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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