Extended Reading
  • Bernadette 2022-03-19 09:01:01

    Female courage

    Grace Kelly's performance in the "rear window", first of all, of course, she felt that the princess was so beautiful, and then at the end of the film, she took advantage of the male protagonist to fall asleep and changed her hand over the Himalayas to fashion Bazaar. With a playful smile, she...

  • Hunter 2022-04-22 07:01:01

    Vision and Power - An Analysis of "Gaze" in "Rear Window"

    "Gaze" is not a one-way process, but a "dual experience".

    summary of the story

    Bedridden at home with a leg injury, photographer Jeffreys (James Stewart) enjoys peeking into the daily lives of residents across from his wheelchair with binoculars. The insurance company's old nurse and his girlfriend...

  • Violet 2022-03-25 09:01:01

    I don't like this one very much, really. . . Because I don't like the heroine

  • Desmond 2021-10-20 18:59:52

    The unique setting of the frame and the clever movement of the lens, rooted in the psychological exploration of Freud’s theory, all of Hitchcock’s films neglect the expressiveness of the actor’s acting skills. Maybe Hitchcock despises the profession of actor very much. The actors are used as vases and animals

Rear Window quotes

  • [Jeff dials the number for Thorwald's phone. Thorwald is seen from a distance walking over to the phone and standing by it]

    L.B. Jefferies: [quietly to himself] Come on, Thorwald, answer it. Come on, you're curious. You wonder if it's your girlfriend calling. The one you killed for. Go on, pick it up!

    [Thorwald is seen picking up the phone]

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] Hello?

    L.B. Jefferies: Did you get my note? Well, did you get it Thorwald?

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] Who are you?

    L.B. Jefferies: I'll give you a chance to find out. Meet me in the bar at the Albert Hotel. Do it right away.

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] Why should I?

    L.B. Jefferies: A little business meeting... to settle the estate of your late wife.

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] I... I don't know what you mean.

    L.B. Jefferies: Come on, quit stalling or I'll hang up and call the police. Would you like that?

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] I only have 100 dollars or so.

    L.B. Jefferies: That's a start. I'm at the Albert now. I'll be looking for you.

    [Jeff hangs up]

  • [Thorwald forces Jeff's apartment door open and stands before him, closing the door behind him]

    Lars Thorwald: What do you want from me?

    [Jeff does not reply]

    Lars Thorwald: Your friend, the girl, could have turned me in. Why didn't she?

    [no reply]

    Lars Thorwald: What do you want? A lot of money? I don't have any money.

    [no reply]

    Lars Thorwald: Say something.

    [no reply]

    Lars Thorwald: Say something! Tell me what you want!

    [Jeff continues to remain silent]

    Lars Thorwald: Can you get me that ring back?

    L.B. Jefferies: No.

    Lars Thorwald: Tell her to bring it back!

    L.B. Jefferies: I can't. The police have it by now.