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Rear Window [1954] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Bennie Bartlett, Sara Berner, Raymond Burr, Frank Cady, Iphigenie Castiglioni |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 0025195018258 Format: Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Universal Studios Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 07, 2008 Running Time: 115 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: 1954 Sales Rank: 44547 MPN: MCAD61102353D Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Like the Greenwich Village courtyard view from its titular portal, Alfred Hitchcock's classic Rear Window is both confined and multileveled: its story and visual perspective are dictated by its protagonist's imprisonment in his apartment, convalescing in a wheelchair, from which both he and the audience observe the lives of his neighbours. Cheerful voyeurism, as well as the behaviour glimpsed among the various tenants, affords a droll comic atmosphere that gradually darkens when he sees clues to what may be a murder. Photographer LB "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart) is, in fact, a voyeur by trade, a professional photographer sidelined by an accident while on assignment. His immersion in the human drama (and comedy) visible from his window is a by-product of boredom, underlined by the disapproval of his girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly), and a wisecracking visiting nurse (Thelma Ritter). Yet when the invalid wife of Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr) disappears, Jeff enlists the two women to help him to determine whether she's really left town, as Thorwald insists, or been murdered. Hitchcock scholar Donald Spoto convincingly argues that the crime at the centre of this mystery is the MacGuffin--a mere pretext--in a film that's more interested in the implications of Jeff's sentinel perspective. We actually learn more about the lives of the other neighbours (given generic names by Jeff, even as he's drawn into their lives) he, and we, watch undetected than we do the putative murderer and his victim. Jeff's evident fear of intimacy and commitment with the elegant, adoring Lisa provides the other vital thread to the script, one woven not only into the couple's own relationship, but reflected and even commented upon through the various neighbours' lives. At a minimum, Hitchcock's skill at making us accomplices to Jeff's spying, coupled with an ingenious escalation of suspense as the teasingly vague evidence coalesces into ominous proof, deliver a superb thriller spiked with droll humour, right up to its nail-biting, nightmarish climax. At deeper levels, however, Rear Window plumbs issues of moral responsibility and emotional honesty, while offering further proof (were any needed) of the director's brilliance as a visual storyteller. -- Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - 5-star HitchcockI don't really have anyhting to say about this film but, having just rewatched it, I do feel like adding to the praise. It's such a good film. Mesmerising. The complex set is ingenious. James Stweart is wonderful. Grace Kelly is gorgeous. The mystery reels you in and the suspense is built very skillfully, leading to a truly nail-biting climax. I like the clever way the neighbours' lives reflect the lives of Jeff and Lisa. Beautiful (very colourful) restoration, too. Rating: - The British touch in American cinemaThis film has become a cult film with time. Everything seems to be at that level though the situation and plot are rather light. What is important here is that Hitchcock transforms this back yard and garden surrounded by buildings all around and a highly voyeuristic microcosm into a complete vision of human society with all its dramas, and its pleasures and joys. To transform such a small microcosm entirely closed onto itself into a vision of the whole society we hardly get a couple of glimpses of through an alley opening onto the main street is marvelous and amazing. The second phenomenal fact is that the main actor is a wheelchair-ridden man with a severely broken leg in a cast. How can the whole world completely turn and whirl around that ... Read More: Rating: - simply THE PERFECT FILMRear Window boasts amazing talent and superb direction from Hitchcock which makes this not one of,but the best film by him and one of the most perfect films ever made. Rear Window combines all the dark humour and atmosphere needed to make a film a rewarding experience and not only that...a supreme atmospheric thriller that relies entirely on tension and pace. with all the twists and turns you wont know how it all ends up...and makes you anticipate its rewarding conclusion. the idea of one setting is very clever and it makes the film work a treat. Rear Window contains the great performances by Grace Kelly and the amazing James Stweart. it is a wonderfully unique film and demands viewing by everyone. i love the ... Read More: Rating: - One of the best HitchcocksThis film is amazing! It builds into an incredibly taut, well paced film. The suspense is handled masterfully and what starts as a mad theory builds into an impressive case. The tension here is as well done as anything I've seen - very strongly recommended. Rating:  - "We've Become a Race of Peeping Toms"It's summer in New York, but L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies (James Stewart) is trapped in his apartment with a severely broken leg. Aside from the daily visits from his nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter) and girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly), his only diversion is watching the people in the apartment complex out his back window. And since it is the middle of a horrid heat wave, everyone has their window open at all times. Late one night, Jeff witness something funny going on across the way. The invalid wife in one of the apartments has vanished and the husband (Raymond Burr) is taking many trips out of the apartment carrying something in his suitcase. Jeff quickly assumes the wife was murdered. Enlisting Lisa and Stella's help, he tries to prove ... Read More: |
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