Category: Hitchcock’s Women
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Marked Woman – Alicia Huberman in NOTORIOUS (1946) – PART II
Rebecca McCallum concludes her analysis of Notorious, part of her Hitchcock’s Women series. A Pawn In A Game of Chess Alicia (Ingrid Bergman) is constantly shown as an instrument used under the instruction of – and for the purpose of – men, be it her father, Devlin (Cary Grant), the intelligence agency, the Commodore (Charles Mendl) or Sebastian (Claude Rains).…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Marked Woman – Alicia Huberman in NOTORIOUS (1946) – PART I
Spoilers In the latest instalment of her Hitchcock’s Women series, Rebecca McCallum goes undercover with a tale of sex, spies and second chances… Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman) is the daughter of a Nazi spy who, in the film’s opening, finds himself facing a life sentence for being an American traitor. Juggling coming to terms with her…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Murder in Mind – Lina Asygarth in SUSPICION (1941) – PART II
Spoilers Rebecca McCallum concludes her analysis of Suspicion, part of her Hitchcock’s Women series exclusively for Moving Pictures Film Club. The Spell of Murder Is Cast Whilst out driving one afternoon, Johnnie asks Lina if she has any regrets marrying him, a question she adroitly turns around on him, possibly because she is worried she…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Murder in Mind – Lina Asygarth in SUSPICION (1941) – PART I
Spoilers Darkness, doubt and the art of compromise: Rebecca McCallum continues her Hitchcock’s Women series with another deep dive into a tale of gender and intrigue… Suspicion offers a portrait of one of Hitchcock’s most unlikely couples. Lina (Joan Fontaine) is bookish, prim and respectable. By contrast, her love interest Johnnie (Cary Grant) is a…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Fighting the Waves of the Past – Mrs de Winter in REBECCA (1940) – PART II
Rebecca McCallum concludes her analysis of the Second Mrs de Winter. Read Part I of this piece here. An Imposter in Her Own Home The power of Rebecca lies not just in the memory of those who knew her and metaphysically in the corridors and rooms of Manderley, but in the literal reminders which surround…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Fighting the Waves of the Past – Mrs de Winter in REBECCA (1940) – PART I
Returning with the latest instalment of our Hitchcock’s Women series, Rebecca McCallum dreams of Manderley again… In his adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca, Hitchcock channels the gothic and ghostly to maximum effect. When a young (and unnamed) companion (Joan Fontaine) meets and marries the brooding, melancholic and affluent Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier)…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Life with No Exits: Cycles of Trauma in MARNIE (1964) – Part II
Rebecca McCallum concludes her analysis here on the character of Marnie, as part of our HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN series. Please note: the following article includes discussions of rape and sexual assault. Holding the Reins Unable to fight off her compulsion to steal, shortly after meeting Mark (Sean Connery) Marnie (Tippi Hedren) commits a robbery at his publishing firm.…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Life with No Exits – Cycles of Trauma in MARNIE (1964) – PART I
Rebecca McCallum continues her series of deep dives into the leading ladies in the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Please note: the following article includes discussions of rape and sexual assault. Who is Marnie Edgar (Tippi Hedren) and what traumatic and damaging secrets are buried deep within her? An often problematic – yet equally fascinating meditation…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: The World Beyond the Window – Lisa Fremont in REAR WINDOW (1954) – PART II
Continuing our Hitchcock’s Women series, Rebecca McCallum concludes her two-part analysis of Lisa Fremont in Rear Window. An Expert in the Field: Sleuthing About A pivotal moment in the film occurs when Lisa spots Thorwald – the neighbour who Jeff suspects of murdering his wife – tying up a suitcase with rope and for the first time…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: The World Beyond the Window – Lisa Fremont in REAR WINDOW (1954) – PART I
Rebecca McCallum continues her series of deep dives into the leading ladies in the films of Alfred Hitchcock. On the surface, Rear Window (based on short story It Had to be Murder by Cornell Woolrich) appears to be a light-hearted tale of crime and mystery mixed with a frothy and charming romance. However, underneath lurks…
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