Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941) with Franz Waxman's score

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The best music....

[konway87]

Under Capricorn (1949) on my video section is a non-restored version. That may be the reason why the colors are unnaturally bright.

[konway87]

Thank you. This is my favorite Hitchcock film too. What did you think about my other Hitchcock videos (The Paradine Case, Under Capricorn, and Stage Fright)?

[NGS712]

konway: Actually I haven't seen them. I'll take a look.

Though to be honest, I didn't like Stage Fright very much and I haven't seen Under Capricorn.

[konway87]

I liked Stage Fright (1950), because of some of the ideas in it. Characters in the film wanted love and care. But they depended upon wrong persons. I arranged video Under Capricorn (1949) as a character connection. music that is played in the video is same music score used in the film.

[NGS712]

konway: Well the ideas weren't bad, but I think the story was handled a little clumsily. I was under the impression there would be more tension between Dietrich and Wyman.

[konway87]

You are right. I will look look more into the film, because I feel there are mysterious elements. here are some examples. We don't see Nelly (Kay Walsh) ever talking to Charlotte Inwood (Dietrich).

[NGS712]

konway: It has its moments, like with the doll but overall it just didn't seem to have that Hitchcock 'touch'.

[konway87]

That's true. But I wonder what Hitchcock had in mind with Stage Fright. I don't know if you noticed this. Most of Hitchcock's film contains symbolisms and functions. Nearly every single scene of Under Capricorn has a function and symbolisms. But I don't know what Hitchcock had in mind with Stage Fright. But I agree with your points.

[NGS712]

konway: Though I never really thought about it, it wouldn't surprise me if his films were.

I can't remember if I read it or not, but Suspicion for example uses shadow alot. The entrance way of Grant and Fontaine's house casts a shadow that is reminiscient of a spider's web.

[konway87]

In Stage Fright, I heard that Hitchcock used lots of references from Sherlock Holmes. For Example, there is a scene where they talk about Sherlock Holmes and his fiddle. There is another scene where Eve's father (Alastair Sim) calls Jane Wyman "Holmes."

[NGS712]

konway: Plus it seems kind of a Holmes-esque story.

[konway87]

Yeah. I highly recommend Under Capricorn (1949). The film is available to watch on my video section. Under Capricorn is a drama. Not a thriller. Hitchcock always wanted to make a non thriller. So I picked Under Capricorn. But when he found out that Ingrid Bergman was interested in the project, his enthusiasm was increased. But the film was a box office failure. That's why he didn't make another drama. French Critics consider Under Capricorn as one of Hitchcock's finest films.

[NGS712]

konway: I started to watch Capricorn but I had trouble with part 2, but that could've been due to the impromptu 'maintenance'. But I'll try again now.

Only thing is the colors are almost unnaturally bright, even for an old color film. ;)

[NGS712]

Very good and I might add this is personally my favorite Hitch film. Just 'barely' beating out Rear Window. ;)