A story of a female doctor and a male patient

Scarlett 2022-03-25 09:01:10

At that time, Gregory Peck, who was under 30 at the time, was still handsome enough to make Goddess Bergman fall in love with him at first sight. It seems that in Hitchcock's films, it is often the heroine who is beautiful on the outside and tough on the inside, acting as the protector and spiritual support of the hero.
In Hitchcock's close-up shots of the characters' faces, the arrangement of light always creates a feeling of penetrating the inner world of the characters, which is the quiet side. When dealing with tense and suspenseful plots, the use of the camera has a very strong sense of substitution, and it is immersive, which is the dynamic side. In his shots are all very well controlled.
Hitchcock's brilliance is: whether you want to see suspenseful plots, handsome men and beautiful women, or some fashionable academic hotspots, he can satisfy you. This is an accurate grasp, both commercial and artistic. This film is also a representative of his type of film - although it is not his best representative work, it is an excellent work that can firmly grasp you whenever you watch it and give you a viewing experience that will not disappoint you.

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Extended Reading
  • Arnold 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    In 1899, the last year of the 19th century, Hitchcock, a master of suspense, was born. In the same year, Freud of Belgium published "The Interpretation of Dreams", which had a profound impact on later generations. This book has provided a source of inspiration for a large number of psychoanalytic films such as "Mulholland Drive", and this film is the originator of such films, and the configuration is quite luxurious, directed by Hitchcock, Ingrid Borg Mann and Gregory Pike starred, and the surrealist painter Dali designed the dream segment himself, so the overall performance was quite good. It's just that the way of revealing the final ending is too metaphysical, which is also a common problem in most psychoanalytic works. Almost every Hitchcock work will try to pursue some visual effects and special photography methods, such as the final villain's accidentally leaked words and suicide scenes, which are also very worthy of appreciation.

  • Kareem 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    Hitchcock was considered a feature-length director at the time! After all, 90 minutes was standard at that time, and he netted 120. I think Gregory Peck's face is a gentleman's face, a good face, no matter what, the audience can't believe that he can do bad things, which probably limits his acting career. However, for the audience, I believe that there are indeed beautiful men with good hearts in the world, and they will be more comforted.

Spellbound quotes

  • Dr. Murchison: [with his revolver pointed at Constance] You're an excellent analyst, Dr. Peterson, but a rather stupid woman.

  • Constance Petersen: I'll make you coffee with an egg in it.