This is a film I think I admired rather than enjoyed
It looks radiant- this is a love letter to San Francisco written in ``glorious technicolor'' Stewart is driving a bottle green car- there is a lot of verdant green in this film - We even see the red words
It starts with a fall scare- despite the special effects being three quarters of a century out of date- the policeman falling, set my heart racing
I think Barbara Bel Geddes doesn't get praised enough for her supporting role. Her tantrum after she lets Stewart see the painting was well done. One might use an anachronism -A situationship. Midge dotes on Stewart taking him to the doctor after his breakdown but she confesses Stewart is in love with someone else
There are a lot of discussions of women's underwear in Hitchcock
Kim Novak plays two roles. I was struck by how young she is Her character must be close to 20 years younger than Stewart. I found a niavete in her. She was pathetic in the greek sense. So eager to please- A tool used by older and more powerful men
Stewart descends into a cold blue eyed maddness. You can see the formely professional and genial police officer- lose himself in maddness.
I don't know if I will rewatch. A beautifully carved ornate gargoyle of a film
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