Tag: Grace Kelly
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Woman Who Knows Her Own Mind – Frances Stevens in TO CATCH A THIEF (1955)
After a short break over the summer senior contributor Rebecca McCallum is back with the next instalment of her essay series exploring the representations of women in the films of Alfred Hitchcock… In her final outing with Hitchcock, Grace Kelly – who the previous year positively glistened in what is arguably her finest performance in Rear…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) – PART II
Rebecca McCallum concludes her analysis of Grace Kelly’s performance in Dial M For Murder… The Murdered Becomes the Murderer If we map out Margot’s journey, it reveals nothing but mistreatment time and again. To begin with she is stalked and blackmailed by her husband Tony, who we hear admitting has thoughts of ‘killing her’. What makes this doubly…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) – PART I
Rebecca McCallum continues her Hitchcock’s Women series with a tale of murder, mystery and a woman who fights back… A tightly wound mystery set in a confined space, in Dial M for Murder Hitchcock takes a traditional whodunnit blueprint and adds his trademark touches of love, murder, and suspense. Set almost exclusively in the Wendice residence, situated in…
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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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