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Now you can replace "The Trouble with Harry" with "Rope" for a Hitchcock

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In Reply to: RE: The Trouble with Harry posted by delboy on August 18, 2009 at 01:09:21

to avoid!

Just saw it again for the second time in 20 years and what I didn't like about it then (staid, dull, flat and plenty of bad acting) stayed strong and
powerful.

�The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as the night... Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music� - William Shakespeare

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Never liked Rope either - delboy 02:14:12 08/20/09 (0)
I know it was probably the intent but it was sleazy and unconvincing. Where Rear Window's single room setting contributed greatly to the atmosphere it did nothing in rope except highlight the dodgy performances of the annoying perpetrators.
Rope Question - manerac 12:51:16 08/19/09 (2)
A lot has been written regarding Rope's long and uncut scenes. The scene breaks occur as the camera quickly fades out and then back in on a flat background such as an actor's coat. In the DVD version I saw, the pauses between scenes were exaggerated, with a black blurry background appearing for a second or two.

But in its original theater presentation the scene breaks would coincide with the change of reels, so a sharp projectionist might be able to do make the switch quickly and make the entire movie flow almost seamlessly as one long scene. I wonder if that was Hitch's vision for this film, and whether watching it flow as one marathon scene would change anyone's opinion of the cinematic experience.
- RE: Rope Question - musetap 15:57:11 08/19/09 (1)
  When I saw it about 20 years ago at a lovely repertory theatre it had just recently been restored, and where the
  cinematography was great and it was a fine print, I don't remember it "flowing" any better than the recent version I saw on TCM.
  
  I think the emphasis put on that technique and Hithcock's determination to utilize it must have detracted from the overall quality
  of the film (even Stewart was dull and stiff!), but maybe the impact of that shooting style did have a riveting effect on the original audience.
  
  That effect seems to have worn off over the years.
  
  � The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as the night... Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music � - William Shakespeare
  - I'll have to see it again - Daryl Zero 21:54:55 08/21/09 (0)
    I remember seeing it years ago, loving it and respecting the technical intent.

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