hitchcock's expressionism

Estevan 2022-04-07 08:01:02

I have always believed that hitchcock was heavily influenced by German expressionist films, and this film is a proof, (the tenant who appears in a thick fog, the cuckoo alarm clock that suddenly frightens the landlord when the tenant arrives, and follows the tenant The chandeliers with cramped footsteps kept shaking, the stairs that seemed to fall with the steps of the tenants (fallen souls)...), but it was not until the moment before the end of the film that the audience suddenly realized that all of this was It's hitchcock playing them! It's amazing!
You know, this is only the third work of hitchcock's temporary director! It's really "a genius from ancient times"!
In hitchcock's films, "love" is definitely an essential element. (This has also become the signature of hitchcock in the future, "suspense" and "romance"), whether it is the "heart" game between the police and the heroine, or the chess game by the fire between the tenant and the heroine, or the tenant and the heroine. The affectionate kiss at the end of the film... can be called a fascinating drama!
Hitchcock's critique of news public opinion and the public's blind obedience in this film is obvious, such as the newspaper vendors who shouted that Tuesday (murderer's day) is my lucky day, such as the group of people who almost killed innocent tenants them.
Finally, let's talk about the real murderer in the movie who never appeared in front of him. Why he took revenge on those women who are helpless is really baffling. Of course, there may be no explanation at all, hitchcock Just borrowed "Devil Jack", the real-life demon who once appeared, as a pure movie clue.

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Extended Reading
  • Shawna 2022-04-09 09:01:09

    A little fat, it's not easy to see passers-by without showing their faces and wearing a hat | 20191207AH Retrospective Revisit D'après le roman The Lodger de Marie Belloc Lowndes./Film également connu sous le titre L'Éventreur./Accompagnement musical par Christopher Bjurström (piano), Agnès Vesterman (violoncelle) et Nicolas Pointard (batterie)/« Les Cheveux d'or est le premier film dans lequel j'ai tiré profit de ce que j'avais appris en Allemagne. Dans ce film, toute mon approche a été réellement instinctive, c'est la première fois que j'ai exercé mon style propre. En fait, on peut considérer que c'est mon premier film. » (Alfred Hitchcock)

  • Holden 2022-04-11 09:01:07

    I'm going, what kind of demon moth version I'm watching, how come there is still a modern pop female voice soundtrack. . . . .

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog quotes

  • The Landlady: You should lock that money up sir, it's tempting providence.

    Jonathan Drew: Providence is concerned with sterner things than money, Mrs. Bunting.

  • Daisy, a mannequin: He's killed another fair girl.

    Fashion Model: No more peroxide for yours truly.