A real treat. Captivating from its famous opening lines to its pyrotechnic finale, this is one of Hitchcock's finest -- and that's saying something.
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02/19/08
Rebecca (1940)
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Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 34 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.7/10
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Tense and unpredictable, Alfred Hitchcock's American debut is a masterpiece of Gothic films. Though held back by plot deficiencies and excessive length, it remains a thrilling, superbly atmospheric early example of the director's genius, and netted Joan Fontaine a hard-earned Best Actress nomination.
Rated: PG
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Theatrical Release: 30-06-2006
Synopsis: A string of classic suspense films produced in England had earned Alfred Hitchcock a reputation in the United States, and his first American production, REBECCA, cemented his fame. Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier, REBECCA was conceived to rival producer David O. Selznick's previous... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, George Sanders, Nigel Bruce, C. Aubrey Smith
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Story: Daphne Du Maurier
Producer: David O. Selznick
Screenwriter: Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison
Composer: Franz Waxman
Story: Daphne Du Maurier
Producer: David O. Selznick
Screenwriter: Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison
Composer: Franz Waxman
Reviews
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[A] classic female gothic romance, beautifully adapted from Daphne du Maurier's novel, and hauntingly accompanied by Franz Waxman's score.
02/19/08
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Hitchcock shows superb technical control and attends to his trademark motifs, from monstrous mother figures to the fetishisation of clothing.
06/24/06
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The meandering storyline, however, ultimately prevents the film from living up to its reputation as one of Hitchcock's best...
02/02/07
Anderson, Sanders, and Florence Bates all reveled in nasty roles; they look delighted sharpening their talons on Fontaine's little brown wren.
12/12/06
Through its first two-thirds it is as perfect a myth of adolescence as any of the Disney films, documenting the childlike, nameless heroine's initiation into the adult mysteries of sex, death, and identity.
12/12/06
Alfred Hitchcock's first American film is an atmospheric triumph of suspense.
10/17/06
Hitchcock's first American film is a superbly mounted Gothic thriller with a good Joan Fontaine as the timid wife, superb Judith Anderson as the malevolent housekeeper, and uncharacteristically mediocre Olivier as the tormented husband.
06/19/05
Remains one of the Master's most overrated and underrated movies at the same time.
03/07/05
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