In 'Suspicion' wealthy sheltered Joan Fontaine is swept off her feet by charming ... more
ne'er-do-well Cary Grant. Though warned that Grant is little more than a fortune-hunter Fontaine marries him anyway. She remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Fontaine comes to the conclusion that Grant intends to do away with her in order to collect her inheritance...a suspicion confirmed when Grant's likeable business partner Nigel Bruce dies under mysterious circumstances. Suspicion's stylish chills put Hitchcock on the top of the Hollywood heap...and keeps audiences on the edges of their seats to this day. So hang on for an-all suspense that's all-out Hitchcock!
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A hidden past. A secret life. Witness or suspect? Guilty or innocent? Two men. One night. ... more
The police captain on the island of Puerto Rico (Morgan Freeman) interviews a prominent tax attorney and old friend (Gene Hackman) - the witness to one of a shocking series of brutal crimes. But what begins as a cooperative conversation between peers descends into a night of intense interrogation between fierce adversaries.
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Advantages: Great acting, especially from Hackman Disadvantages: A bland subject area is made worse by an obscure ending
‘Under Suspicion’ is a remake of the French film, ‘Garde a Vue’ which itself is a remake of JohnWainwright’s book, ‘Brainwash’, and when I heard that Gene Hackman had waited years to make the film, I decided that it could not be missed.
Henry Hearst (Hackman) is a wealthy tax lawyer who is due to be making a speech at a charity event in San Juan, Puerto Rica, to accrue funding after a hurricane had devastated the area. The previous day he had reported a young girl to the police who had been strangled and raped. The police captain, Victor Benezet, (Morgan Freeman) asks Hearst whether he could come down to the police station for an informal discussion of the previous days events before he goes on to the charity ball with his stunningly beautiful wife, Chantal (Monica Belluci). Hearst cooperates ...
Advantages: Great performances, good cast, engrossing plot. Disadvantages: Disappointing ending.
I went to see 'Under Suspicion at the cinema earlier this week. I was lured by the inclusion of Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman, seemingly great cast.
This film is set, more or less, in the same room for the entirety of the film. It would make a great play. The story follows the accused - a tax oficer who lives in Porto Rico - being questioned all evening about the rape and murder of two local girls. As the questioning progresses, so does the tension. More and more facts are revealed and Henry seems increasingly guilty. What had first appeared as a totally innocent member of the community is suddenly moulded into the shape of a brutal killer.
This trandformation is absolitely engrossing to watch. The lack of scene changes, something that would be assumed to lack versatility, is not important. The performances were fantastic ...
Advantages: Really tense, excellent performances Disadvantages: The ending is a complete let down
My Hitchcock week continues in earnest, and my third film by the great one is perhaps one of his lesser known works, Suspicion. It was made in 1941, and stars Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine, who won an Oscar for her performance. This film was also nominated for Best Music and even Best Picture. They play a charming rogue and a beautiful rich lady respectively, and I think this is a film that really should be better known, as it's rather good.
When Lina McLaidlaw (Fontaine) is whisked off her feet by the handsome Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant), they get married and all seems happy. But - and you knew there would be a but - she thinks he is trying to kill her. It's not as far-fetched as it sounds, because as she delves into his past, all she finds is a string of i.o.u s, dodgy dealings and large amounts of money "won on the horses ...
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The beautiful daughter of a wealthy, landed English family is charmed into elopement by a lighthearted and irreverent wastrel who succeeds in introducing the young woman to the pleasures of a more carefree outlook on life. However, as she discovers the legacy of his carefree ways--his numerous debts and pursuers--she begins to suspect a darker past and must confront the horrible implications this has for her future.
Joan Fontaine's fabulous performance as a woman who grows to fear the man she loves anchors this compelling story in which Alfred Hitchcock shows his love for playing with the audience's expectations. Perfectly cast is the dashing Cary Grant, whose lovable and charming persona is on full display while being completely transformed through Hitchcock's eerie camera work and visual innuendo to the point that the simplest gesture takes on a new and malevolent aspect. SUSPICION lives up to its title's promise, weaving dread and ambiguity into a potent psychological net. Fontaine is the beautiful daughter of a wealthy, landed English family. Grant is the lighthearted and irreverent wastrel who charms Fontaine into elopement and succeeds in introducing the young woman to the pleasures of a more carefree outlook on life. However, as Fontaine discovers the legacy of Grant's carefree ways--his numerous debts and pursuers--she begins to suspect a darker past and must confront the horrible implications this has for her future.
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