Grace Kelly

and Grace Kelly.Grace Kelly is portrayed as one the most successful actresses, but she is also known as Princess of Monaco Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania to John and Margaret Kelly. Her father, John Kelly a three time olympic gold medalist and was a thriving business man . While her mother, Margaret was the first coach of women’s athletic teams at the University of Pennsylvania provided Grace with a pleasant childhood. Growing up Grace was

Cervantes 1 Michelle Cervantes Mrs. McCasland Pre-Ap English 24 April 2017 Title “You know, I just love Grace Kelly. Not because she was a princess, not because she was an actress, not because she was my friend, but because she was just about the nicest lady I ever met. Grace brought into my life as she brought into yours, a soft, warm light every time I saw her, and every time I saw her was a holiday of its own.” These words were echoed by James Stewart during Grace’s funeral and immortalized

Alfred Hitchcock once defined his film Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954), as the story of a man who cannot move and looks through a window, about what he sees and how he reacts to it (Truffaut, 1986). In addition, Hitchcock constructs the character of the protagonist of the film, Jeff (James Steward), not only by using cinematographic devices to show how Jeff interprets what he sees and his own life, but also stabilising a dichotomy between what he looks at and what he lives. At the beginning of the

must watch this if you think your nerves can handle all the surprises coming ahead. It is a mystery thriller film, directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie is written by John Michael Hayes and the stars in the film are James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. The release date was September 1, 1954. Music by Franz Waxman and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The setting is in an urban apartment complex where there

Many of his friends question wether it is actually plausible, because why would a murderer allow himself to be seen through an open window. His girlfriend Lisa, played by Grace Kelly, is at first skeptical about it but one night when she sees the Thorwald, the neighbor, tying up a large crate with rope she starts to believe him. While Jeff’s relationship with Lisa is not the main focus of the film, it is an important aspect

The movie that I chose to critique is Rear Window, a realist film by Alfred Hitchcock produced in 1954. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly and, Wendell Corey. The genre is thriller and the sub genre is suspense infused with mystery. Rear Window is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most inspired audience participation films. When a person watches it, he feels, tantalized, shocked, and exhilarated. Further in this essay, I will summarize the plots, discuss the styles used, and deconstruct parts of the film

Rear Window has unique filmography. Emphasising the idea of voyeurism and watching others. Observing the first scene instead of beholding the main character or even side characters, you recognize the building of the various apartments and the courtyard and then you meet Jeff. Jeff is a broken man, he lays down sweating, asleep on a chair. But you only catch a glimpse of Jeff, he is not important instead the film focuses on the people in the apartments nearby in the rest of the film he will watch

In To Catch a Theif, Frances Stevens is played by Grace Kelly, another favorite of Hitchock's. Frances is a beautiful, strong-willed, and clever woman. Like many Hitchcock blondes she seems to be rather forward and strong, not quite fitting the role of women in movies at the time. While Frances isn't quite

all of the film, only one shot is used to tell the story, there are very few cuts. By doing it this way, Hitchcock is showing us exactly what the character is seeing. The cast of Rear Window includes Jimmy Stewart, the lovely Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, and

Tony Wendice (Ray Milland), a callous playboy who has married well, begins to worry when his wealthy wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), begins an affair with an American writer (Robert Cummings). Sensing a threat to his financial security, Tony plots to murder Margot for her inheritance and proceeds to blackmail a former acquaintance into doing the dirty deed. Of course, things don 't work out as Tony planned and therein lies the fun of Dial M For Murder (1954), Alfred Hitchcock 's masterful film version