Dug up this boxed set of Alfred Hitchcock’s radio broadcasts while I was sorting out my junk. It’s quite interesting but it mustn’t be played while driving. The suspense adds to the stress of city driving.
Hitchcock’s longer film versions are more satisfactory. I mustn’t write about the filmmaking legacy of one of the greatest filmmakers in history. What is there to say about his style that hasn’t been said before? So, if you love the movies, you must at least have Vertigo, Psycho, Rear Window and The Birds in your library.
What fascinates me as much as Hitchcock’s directing style is the styling in his movies. His vivid aesthetic is evident in casting, set design and costumes. The visuals are delicious to look at. Yet always, you’d know that something ominous and perverse lurks behind all the elegant details.
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| Tippi Hedren in 'Marnie': beautiful and sophisticated, yet treacherous. |
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Tippi Hedren's look in 'The Birds' was so iconic that Mattel had to pay homage.
You must look as chic as Tippi when a flock of crows swoops down on you.
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The coiff and Kim Novak in 'Vertigo'.
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Hitchcock loved icy blondes, like Grace Kelly in 'Rear Window'.
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The gorgeous bachelor's pad in 'Rear Window'
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| The house in 'North by Northwest' |
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