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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

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

Donnie Darko, set in 1988 in a small town, it was written and directed by Richard Kelly. Donnie Darko was estimated a budget of $4.5million and ended up making $7.7million while it was only filmed in 28 days and was released 280 days later. The film got nominated for many awards while also winning many awards such as best screenplay, the audience award, the special award and the silver screen award. Kelly’s creation symbolises Alice in wonderland with the rabbit that guides Donnie through this mad

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window In Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, L.B. Jeffries, played by Jimmy Stewart, becomes completely obsessed with spending all of his waking hours watching his neighbors from his wheelchair. He even uses a camera to better his view and thus enhances his role as both a spectator and a voyeur. This contributes to the creation of a movie being played right outside Jeffries’ window. In this “movie within the movie” his neighbors’ lives become the subject for the plot. Each

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

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Or that’s at least what Kelly Clarkson says. However, I highly disagree. For two long, straight years, I endured agonizing pain for what the doctors referred to as an idiopathic disorder. This experience gave me a totally new prospective on life. One cloudy day, in early September, I was walking around our property. All of the sudden, a scrawny orange cat slowly and painfully crept up to me. I began to play with him for a while, but as I started walking

has become less and less over time but it still exist at this very moment. In the movie “The Accused”, Sarah Tobias (Jodie Foster) is ruthlessly assaulted by three men in a bar while individuals watch and cheer. A district Attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) takes the case, however, allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the assault. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of

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

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 as

INTRODUCTION Rear Window is a mystery, thriller starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, and Wendell Corey. The 1954 film was written by John Michael Hayes. It was produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures. Rear Window was based off of the 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder”, by Cornell Woolrich. SOURCE: (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047396/) PLOT SUMMARY The professional photographer L.B. Jeffries or known as Jeff breaks his leg while getting an action