Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125
Roger : What's wrong with men like me ?
Eve : They don't believe in marriage.
Roger : I've been married twice.
Eve : See what I mean ?
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125
Roger : What's wrong with men like me ?
Eve : They don't believe in marriage.
Roger : I've been married twice.
Eve : See what I mean ?
Only my 2nd Hitchcock film after 'Rear Window', and how much I ended up loving this film.....
Roger O Thornhill (Cary Grant) works as a executive at a advertising agency, who is mistakenly kidnapped by a group of people thinking he is the government agent. They assume he is 'Kremlin', a person who doesn't exist. Roger manages to escape, but in order to find the truth about Kremlin, he lands himself into numerous problems, to such a extent that the police is also after him now.
The screenplay is terrific, just what a thriller requires with perfect dose of humour, romance and drama. I specially loved the humour in the dialogues, so well written. Editing was very good.Then, hitchcock's direction was supreme.. special reference to two sequences especially, one where he zooms in to the close up of Roger when the group of people come to kidnap him. And the other one, crop duster sequence.. notice that scene where we are made to view the scene through the point of view of Roger, for some 2-3 mins, just like him we are made to see the empty roads and no one around, to get that frustrated and what the fuck! feeling. And, when finally a person comes, a wide shot shown with Roger looking at him, hoping for a wave, then with little doubt he finally goes to talk. Superb scene that was!
Also, the scenes between Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) and Roger were so romantic, specially the whole train sequence had the blend of romance and seduction to a certain extent. Clara Thornhill (Jessie Royce Landis) as the mother of Roger was superb in small supporting role, those expressions through her eyes were so funny, first in court sequence with 'Ha!' and then the lift scene 'You gentleman aren't really trying to kill my son, are you?'.
James Mason as Philip and Martin Landau as Leonard, gave fine performances. Cary Grant was splended in the lead role, the style, pose and the way he delivers the dialogues, special mention to that drunk scene driving car.. classic expressions on his face! Also, the bidding scene.. loved that to the core.
Overall, North by Northwest is a wonderful film, especially if you love thrillers. It keeps you interested till pretty much the final shot of the film!
Roger O Thornhill (Cary Grant) works as a executive at a advertising agency, who is mistakenly kidnapped by a group of people thinking he is the government agent. They assume he is 'Kremlin', a person who doesn't exist. Roger manages to escape, but in order to find the truth about Kremlin, he lands himself into numerous problems, to such a extent that the police is also after him now.
The screenplay is terrific, just what a thriller requires with perfect dose of humour, romance and drama. I specially loved the humour in the dialogues, so well written. Editing was very good.Then, hitchcock's direction was supreme.. special reference to two sequences especially, one where he zooms in to the close up of Roger when the group of people come to kidnap him. And the other one, crop duster sequence.. notice that scene where we are made to view the scene through the point of view of Roger, for some 2-3 mins, just like him we are made to see the empty roads and no one around, to get that frustrated and what the fuck! feeling. And, when finally a person comes, a wide shot shown with Roger looking at him, hoping for a wave, then with little doubt he finally goes to talk. Superb scene that was!
Also, the scenes between Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) and Roger were so romantic, specially the whole train sequence had the blend of romance and seduction to a certain extent. Clara Thornhill (Jessie Royce Landis) as the mother of Roger was superb in small supporting role, those expressions through her eyes were so funny, first in court sequence with 'Ha!' and then the lift scene 'You gentleman aren't really trying to kill my son, are you?'.
James Mason as Philip and Martin Landau as Leonard, gave fine performances. Cary Grant was splended in the lead role, the style, pose and the way he delivers the dialogues, special mention to that drunk scene driving car.. classic expressions on his face! Also, the bidding scene.. loved that to the core.
Overall, North by Northwest is a wonderful film, especially if you love thrillers. It keeps you interested till pretty much the final shot of the film!
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