The british film industrys loss was hollywoods gain, as rebecca 1940 made abundantly clear. Sherwood and joan harrison, and adaptation by philip macdonald and michael hogan. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife. It is hitchcocks first american film, released in 1940, as he was brought from britain by producer david selznick a few years earlier to direct the piece here. In 1940, alfred hitchcock made his first film in hollywood under the watchful eye of behemoth producer david o.
Rebecca won two academy awards, best picture and best cinematography, out of a total 11 nominations. The second was directed by tim obrien as a twopart bbc special. This fact surprises many, since rebecca is not among the first hitchcock entries we tend to think of today. Rebecca, a 1940 film directed by alfred hitchcock based on du mauriers novel. Dec 21, 2019 rebecca is a 1940 american romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock. Its set in monte carlo and cornwall but, as was standard practice in the forties, made almost entirely in the studio, with a few exterior locations around california. Dec 31, 2015 a selfconscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husbands dead first wife. Rebecca vostfr alfred hitchcock laurence olivier, joan. His films are marked by a macabre sense of humor and a somewhat bleak view of the human condition. An analysis of alfred hitchcock s thriller, rebecca 02042016 05. Boasting a superb cast the thenunproven joan fontaine was the big gamble, but her performance now outshines laurence oliviers. Romance becomes psychodrama in the elegantly crafted.
Rebecca was adapted by alfred hitchcock into a popular film 1940. Quite frankly, im amazed at how well hitchcock got what american audiences wanted in their suspense. The film is a hitchcockian fairy tale combined with gothic romance. By the time hitchcock arrived in america in early 1939, selznick had a better project. Why alfred hitchcocks first american film, rebecca, is one. Frankly, i dont know all that much about what went on behind the scenes, but i do know that the resulting film. Alfred hitchcocks first hollywood film and the only hitchcock feature to win the academy award for best picture, rebecca is one of those films that holds up. It was hitchcock s first american project, and his first film. Rebecca, gothic suspense novel by daphne du maurier, published in 1938. Popularly known as the master of suspense for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers, hitchcock started his career in the british film industry as a title designer and art director for a number of silent films during the early 1920s. A film adaptation by alfred hitchcock followed, his second du maurier adaptation after 1939s jamaica inn. Alfred hitchcock 18991980 was an english director and filmmaker. Everyone who loves film knows the opening words of rebecca, that astonishing mixture of emotional hothouse and freezer that was hitchcock s first american film, made for david o selznick and. What other alfred hitchcock films deserved a best picture award.
Du mauriers novel rebecca was a property selznick had acquired at great cost to follow his production of gone with the wind 1939, and the potentate bequeathed hitchcock a starfilled cast. Media in category rebecca film the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. It was based on a 1938 novel written by daphne du maurier, a gothic story inspired by the likes of jane eyre that has gained somewhat of a cult status over the decades. Menabilly, the reallife inspiration for the manderley. Why alfred hitchcocks first american film, rebecca, is. It was hitchcocks first american project, and his first film under contract with producer david o. Comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Which is the most suspenseful film of alfred hitchcock. I do believe the british version with the honeymoon scene. Rebecca, a ghananigeria film directed by shirley frimpongmanso. The film won the academy award for best picture of 1940 and it is the only film directed by hitchcock to win that prestigious accolade. Rebecca vostfr alfred hitchcock laurence olivier, joan fontaine, g sanders barbara enriquez. Romance becomes psychodrama in the elegantly crafted rebecca, alfred hitchcocks first foray into hollywood filmmaking. Joan fontaine plays the unnamed narrator, a young woman who works as a companion to the welltodo mrs.
Hitchcock made the film with equipment from the revue studio, which made alfred hitchcock presents. Rebecca is an early triumph for hitchcock and does great justice to du mauriers novel by remaining true to the source material. Everything we know about the new rebecca movie on netflix. Alfred hitchcock s first hollywood film and the only hitchcock feature to win the academy award for best picture, rebecca is one of those films that holds up wonderfully across repeat viewings. Hitchcocks first american film and his only best picture winner, rebecca is a masterpiece of haunting atmosphere, gothic thrills, and gripping suspense. Mar 31, 2020 a film adaptation by alfred hitchcock followed, his second du maurier adaptation after 1939s jamaica inn.
The movie by alfred hitchcock was adapted by a novel to dafne du maurier. Rebecca by alfred hitchcock skip to main search results amazon prime. Du mauriers novel rebecca was a property selznick had acquired at great cost to follow his production of gone with the wind 1939, and the read more. Notorious is a 1946 american spy film noir directed and produced by alfred hitchcock, starring cary grant, ingrid bergman, and claude rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation. Rebecca is a 1940 american romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock. Aug, 2019 rebecca is a 1940 american romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock. The director had to remove the one murder that takes place in daphne du mauriers story but still created one. I did get the british version i have a regionfree player because the pbs version cut out 18 minutes. Spellbound is a 1945 american film noir psychological mystery thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock. Director alfred hitchcock had had a successful career in his native britain, where his films included the lady vanishes 1938 and jamaica inn 1939 from another du maurier novel but he wanted to go to hollywood. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. He said it was his most technically challenging film yet, using a combination of trained and mechanical birds against a backdrop of wild ones. Aug 07, 2012 everyone who loves film knows the opening words of rebecca, that astonishing mixture of emotional hothouse and freezer that was hitchcock s first american film, made for david o selznick and.
A selfconscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrats wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wifes spectral presence. The hitchcock cameos the following is a complete list of hitchcock s known cameo appearances in his films, including a few that might be hitchcock these are marked as unconfirmed. The only movie of hitchcocks that would ever win a best picture academy award. Rebecca is the third adaptation of mauriers novel, originally adapted in 1940, first in an film directed by alfred hitchcock. Only one of alfred hitchcocks films won the academy award for best picture. Hitchcock s first film stateside, an adaptation of daphne du mauriers novel, rebecca, would become the only one of his films to win best picture at the oscars. It was hitchcocks first american project, and his first film under. At the beginning of the plot the narrator, a women we never know her name, dreamed. Romance becomes psychodrama in the elegantly crafted rebecca, alfred hitchcock s first foray into hollywood filmmaking.
Classic alfred hitchcock film starring laurence olivier and joan fontaine where a selfconscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husbands dead first. Alfred hitchcock rebecca 1940 complete movie full hd. Rebecca 112 movie clip dreams of manderley 1940 hd. Alfred hitchcocks first us film and, amazingly, the only one of his films to win best picture oscar, was adapted from daphne du maurier s novel. Maybe that is because i think charles dance is hot, and any chance i have to see him in a romantic situation is ok with me. Du maurier had been distressed by the liberties he took with jamaica inn. It was hitchcock s first american project, and his first film under contract with producer david o. Adapted from the bestselling novel rebecca by daphne dumaurier. Hitchcocks first film for selznick would be rebecca.
On the whole, i think this rebecca is very good and stands its ground along side hitchcock not as a comparison, but as a different approach. Because rebecca is a film about ego, fronts, lies and facades, i have chosen an interesting point from dudley andrews concepts in film theory. With laurence olivier, joan fontaine, george sanders, judith anderson. This was alfred hitchcocks first americanmade film. Mar, 2020 alfred hitchcock, englishborn american motionpicture director whose suspenseful films and television programs won immense popularity and critical acclaim over a long and tremendously productive career. With this film, composer franz waxman began a brief, but major collaborative relationship with alfred hitchcock that did indeed start out well, for although waxmans score is generic, its subtle. An analysis of alfred hitchcocks thriller, rebecca huffpost. The film centers on the life of a woman who is only known as the second mrs. Olivier, fontaine and anderson also were oscarnominated for their respective roles as were hitchcock and the.
How alfred hitchcocks rebecca used fashion to display the. It tells the story of the new head of a mental asylum who turns out not to be what he claims. Rebecca was alfred hitchcock s first american movie, and much has been written about the interference by david o. Rebecca is a blackandwhite, 1940 movie directed by the one and only alfred hitchcock, starring laurence olivier, joan fontaine and judith anderson. Rebecca was one of three films hitchcock adapted from stories by daphne du maurier, and much the most successful. Alfred hitchcocks first hollywood film and the only hitchcock feature to win the academy award for best picture, rebecca is one of those films that holds up wonderfully across repeat viewings. I have chosen to analyze rebecca in terms of hitchcocks use of genre and how it contributes to, complicates or takes away from the film. Although sir laurence olivier was unsuccessful in his attempts to persuade sir alfred hitchcock and producer david o. Songs rebecca tesla boy song, a 2011 song by the russian band tesla boy rebecca. An analysis of alfred hitchcock s thriller, rebecca.
Representation is doubtless a humanizing term, for it suggests that texts exist in part by means of the relation they establish between readers. English film director alfred hitchcock made cameo appearances in 40 of his 52 surviving major films his second film, the mountain eagle, is lost. Alfred hitchcock alfred hitchcock the hollywood years. The film stars ingrid bergman, gregory peck, michael chekhov and leo g. Rebecca 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hitchcock s first film for selznick would be rebecca. Rebecca is a 1940 film directed by alfred hitchcock. Selznick and alfred hitchcock s drama rebecca at radio city music hall in new york. Hitchcocks first american film and his only best picture winner. Only one of alfred hitchcock s films won the academy award for best picture. For the films in which he appeared, he would be seen for a brief moment in a nonspeaking part as an extra, such as boarding a bus, crossing in front of a building, standing in an apartment across the courtyard, or even appearing in a newspaper. Based on the novel by daphne du maurier, the classic psychological thriller rebecca was alfred hitchcocks first american film. Its been almost thirty years since i first encountered both the novel and the movie. Selznick had originally intended hitchcock s first film for him to be about the titanic.
Romance becomes psychodrama in alfred hitchcock s elegantly crafted rebecca, his first foray into hollywood filmmaking. Hitchcocks first film stateside, an adaptation of daphne du mauriers novel, rebecca, would become the only one of his films to win best picture at the oscars. Alfred hitchcock s first us film and, amazingly, the only one of his films to win best picture oscar, was adapted from daphne du maurier s novel. Rebecca by alfred hitchcock alfred hitchcock, laurence. Sherwood and joan harrison, and adaptation by philip macdonald and michael hogan, were based on the 1938 novel of the same name by daphne du maurier. Rebecca, in both book and film, has echoes of earlier gothic novels like jane eyre. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, by daphne du maurier. Alfred hitchcock rebecca, a mulher inesquecivel 1940 bluray 1080p. Junge frau aus einfachen verhaltnissen heiratet reichen. The title character is already dead when the story begins. List of alfred hitchcock cameo appearances wikipedia.