CHARADE ('63) has everything you'd except from a Hitchcock film except the famous director's name above the credits. That's because this is a Stanley Donen film that works as both homage and a send-up of Hitchcock's past collaborations with Cary Grant.
See it tonight at 8pm ET.
Hitchcock had a profound understanding of the human psyche. He knew that the imagination was far more powerful than any image, and this knowledge was key to his remarkable ability to manipulate his audience.
The audience used their imagination to βfill the gapsβ.
On this weekend's #SilentSundayNights we look at one of Alfred Hitchcock's earliest works, THE LODGER ('27).
Foreshadowing his future reputation as "The Master of Suspense," the film also explores motifs that would pervade his future projects.
See it Sunday with @ProfJStewart.
And there it is. What a sweep of the camera, ending with his (now two) broken legs scanning to her perfect ones. God, every detail of this movie from beginning to end. #RearWindow#TCMParty
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I rewatched ALIEN (1979) a few nights ago & was struck at how Brett's final moments mirror those of Marion Crane in Psycho (1960)