Jamaica Inn – 1939 Hitchcock
- It’s a good film directed by Alfred Hitchcock instead of being truly a “Alfred Hitchcock film” which is disappointing on many levels—even some of his lesser films would be more interesting as an artist
- Maureen o’hara’s first archiveable film- stunning actress
- Gothic, windy- owes a bit to val lewton
- No Hitchcock cameo
- Hitchcock’s last british film before Rebecca in 1940 with Selznick
- Novel source material Daphne Du Maurier – same as birds and Rebecca
- Great early double establishing shot of mansion with miniatures
- Laughton is very good as the arrogant evil masterpiece
- Wonderful storm set piece on the rocks with ship finale- not quite the set piece finale like most Hitchcock films but it’s near enough to the end
- Not in the top 10 of 1939
- Recommend
Drake
2017-08-29T21:02:01+00:00
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