![]() Notorious is visual storytelling at its finest, comparable to Citizen Kane (1941) and Chaplin's City Lights (1931), in that not one frame, not one breath, is out of place. The film received a shout-out in Damien Chazelle's La La Land screenplay, and in 2009, an episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series titled "Senate Spy", was a shot-for-shot remake. In fact, it seems like young filmmakers are citing it as a key influence now more than ever. The legacy of Notorious is alive and well. Hitchcock's camera glides effortlessly throughout this absorbing spy drama, leading to a breathless climax-a nerve-shatteringly slow descent of a flight of stairs-that has been ripped off for decades and decades, never equaled. This is far from Hitchcock's flashiest film-it's handsome and rather subtle, even-and it's a triumph of the master's style, elegant and impeccably-paced. Thanks to a solid gold, Oscar-nominated screenplay by Ben Hecht with a deft understanding of human psychology (especially for 1946), and nuanced, humane performances by Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, Notorious is one of the most deeply satisfying love stories in movie history. If anything, it appears to be aging in reverse. Out of all of Hitchcock's masterworks, Notorious might be the one that has aged the best. It's a high-wire act with no missteps, and an impressively even blend of suspense, comedy and romance. His father was a poultry salesman and an importer of fruit. More than 80 years later (!), The Lady Vanishes is still entertaining as hell, a joy to watch from beginning to end. Alfred Hitchcock was born in London, England, on August 13, 1899, the youngest of William and Emma Whalen Hitchcocks three children. Selznick snatched him up and brought him across the pond, The Lady Vanishes was at the time the biggest hit in British box office history, confirming Selznick's belief that Hitchcock would be a smashing success in America. The last film Hitchcock made in his native England before powerful Hollywood producer David O. ![]() When the other passengers on the train deny ever seeing the old lady, Iris enlists the help of a handsome musician ( Michael Redgrave) to help her unravel the conspiracy. Based on the 1936 novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White, The Lady Vanishes is about a beautiful English tourist named Iris ( Margaret Lockwood) traveling by train in continental Europe, who wakes up from a nap to discover that her elderly traveling companion is missing.
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