Hi
Karl - films below the last few days, including
Saboteur last night:
Rebecca (1940) w/ Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, and others; Alfred Hitchcock, director - synopsis below - wonderfully restored on bluray by Criterion - comes w/ a second disc of specials - highly recommended.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) w/ James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, et al; short second synopsis below - Dean's first film in a dramatic overwrought role - I still enjoy but Susan was finding the plot portrayal somewhat dated; well, still recommended, especially if you have never seen a Dean film (he made only three - others
East of Eden and
Giant).
Saboteur (1942) w/ Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Otto Kruger, and others; Alfred Hitchcock, director - last synopsis below - Cummings and Lane excellent and with the usual Hitchcock-esque ending scene - now, this was made at the beginning of WW II, so try to ignore the obligatory patriotism and enjoy as a 'spy adventure' film. Dave
Romance becomes psychodrama in the elegantly crafted Rebecca, Alfred Hitchcock’s first foray into Hollywood filmmaking. A dreamlike adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel, the film stars the enchanting Joan Fontaine as a young woman who believes she has found her heart’s desire when she marries the dashing aristocratic widower Maxim de Winter (played by Laurence Olivier). But upon moving to Manderley—her groom’s baroque ancestral mansion—she soon learns that his deceased wife haunts not only the estate but the temperamental, brooding Maxim as well. The start of Hitchcock’s legendary collaboration with producer David O. Selznick, this elegiac gothic vision, captured in stunning black and white by George Barnes, took home the Academy Awards for best picture and best cinematography. (Source)
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Filmed in the then recently introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments. The film stars James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Natalie Wood. The film was a groundbreaking attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth, critique parental style, and explore the differences and conflicts between generations. (Source)
Saboteur is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison and Dorothy Parker. The film stars Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane and Norman Lloyd. Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) is accused of starting a fire at the Stewart Aircraft Works in Glendale, California, an act of sabotage that killed his friend Mason (Virgil Summers). Kane believes the real culprit is a man named Fry (Norman Lloyd) who, during their efforts to put out the fire, handed him a fire extinguisher filled with gasoline, which he passed on to Mason. When the investigators find no one named "Fry" on the list of plant workers, they assume Kane is the culprit. (Source)
