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"I Confess" - one of the better Hitchcock films

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Victor Khomenko

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Things like North by Northwest I simply can't stand, but this one is such a wonderful piece of suspence.

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Re: "I Confess" - one of the better Hitchcock films - Bambi B 08:28:08 02/08/05 (1)
Victor,
"I Confess" is an outstanding Hitchcock.
Hitchcock was, for me, one of the earliest examples of consciousness of directors. My parents were both big fans of his and as a little kid, "The Birds" was really affecting- really caught my attention. This is when I first heard of this fellow that put the whole thing together. Learning that directors were as or more inportant than the stars came from this and by my teens I started to search out accoding to director and latched onto Truffaut and Bunuel esp. This all originated with Hitchcock consciousness.
I tend to like his slightly less "Hollywood" work more, though I'm sure I like "North b. NW" more than you do. I do like Hitchcock's theme of the innocent mistakenly caught up in intrigue that he returned to over and over. I do wish though, "The Man Who Knew Too Much" ('56 version not the'34) had had a different cast- the "Que sera sera scene" makes me a bit dizzy just thinking about it..
One I find more enjoyable than I should is "The Trouble with Harry". There's something about the picture postcard New England village and the eccentric denizens treating this murder treated so amazingly casually that I find wonderful- a Dali in motion, serenely horrifying in the charming and happy mood.
Cheers,
Bam
- Re: "I Confess" - one of the better Hitchcock films - patrickU 08:39:03 02/08/05 (0)
  The 34 version has this wonderful scene with P. Fresnay, too bad it was this short!
Actually, Hitch's finest works were his boyhood - tinear 16:09:10 02/07/05 (3)
films, unfortunately now lost...
Also, I hear his boyhood collaborator was a much finer actor than Cary, at his finest.
Sorry, I have to go now, I have a wonderful Pinot I found in the discount bin at the grocery store which is appearing---already!---more than a match for the '87 DRC...
- Re: Actually, Hitch's finest works were his boyhood - patrickU 04:20:40 02/08/05 (2)
  Finest works? Lost? Only two and a half films are lost, but the rest is not, of his early films I mean.
  And they were not that good. To near to Germany�s impressionnisme, and he was learning...
  So now what actor and what films?
  - I think you've been had, Patrick! - Victor Khomenko 06:15:21 02/08/05 (1)
    That was tin's attempt at a joke.
    - Re: No doubt. - patrickU 08:07:16 02/08/05 (0)
      I will not take me seriously no more.
      I will not take me seriously no more.
      I will not take me seriously no more....
Re: "I Confess" - one of the better Hitchcock films - patrickU 06:34:05 02/07/05 (4)
Curiously It is one of his weaker film! I think you have difficulties to connect to Hitchcock, maybe because you do not really love criminal stories, which I so much love?
You should see " Shadow of a doubt " .
And one that I really love " The trouble with Harry " one of his lesser work, but so delicious!
- Re: "I Confess" - one of the better Hitchcock films - Victor Khomenko 07:24:31 02/07/05 (3)
  I honestly don't think this is one of his weakest works. Less accepted, perhaps, but it had many things that his more "popular" ones just can't deliver - like the REAL tension. The conflict is palpable and painful, in addition to not being pulled out of thin air, and that makes it so much more effective.
  I do love crime stories, trouble is I find none in the North by Northwest and similar works. I am sorry, but yet another "international spy ring" doesn't ring true for me.
  - Re: "I Confess" - one of the better Hitchcock films - patrickU 07:41:58 02/07/05 (2)
    Well the " spy ring " was just a pretext like in all his film, and he himself never cared off, he call that a " Mac Guffin " or something like that.
    But one could talk very long about him and there is ine book that show it all.
    The one from Truffaut. In case you did not you should.
    Malden is wonderful. Clift was very difficult with his Actor�s studio behaviour and his alcohol...Still he made a good figure. I think Hitch did not like him.
    - Re: Hitch did not like Clift, BUT... - Gee LP 23:11:33 02/07/05 (1)
      As patrickU points out, the Truffaut book is fantastic. Whatever your reservations about Hitchcock, Victor, you should pick a copy of it up and look it over. Many fascinating exchanges between the New Wave wunderkind and the old Hollywood pro.
      For example, Hitch admits Clift was difficult to work with in "I Confess", but adds that he loved the fact that Clift brought such conviction to his acting. He also liked the forward motion of Clift in his priestly garb...the robes swirling around his feet. He loved the shots of Clift moving forward, impelled towards a horrific fate.
      - Re: Hitch did not like Clift, BUT... - patrickU 08:36:43 02/08/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Hitch did not like Clift, BUT... posted by Gee LP on February 7, 2005 at 23:11:33:
        
        Yes Victor MUST read this book. It will be the key for him to appreciate Hitch in his way.

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