was Hitchcock’s personal favourite of all his films. It’s use of overlapping characters, dialogue and close-ups is constantly referred to by theorists to illustrate psychoanalytic potential in film. Rope (1948) was Alfred’s first color film, it is also notable as it takes place in real time and is edited to appear as a single continuous shot through the use of long takes. In 1954, he moved to Paramount Pictures shooting the critically acclaimed Rear Window (1954) featuring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
Hitchock was an intriguing paradox, a classic English gent with impeccable manners, an essence of stability who dominated the crazy, throwaway, celebrity obssessed Hollywood arena. His films were great suspense thrillers which entertained audiences globally, but they are deeply layered and as you peel away the layers they reveal something all the more