![]() I always feel uncomfortable when watching the great films of the last few decades: each one of them gives me an incredibly fresh, mysterious, unsettling experience. It’s noirish without any real violence, perfect not without its quirks and Capra-esque without any true optimism. It tells the story of two Charlies, a murderous uncle (Joseph Cotten) and his niece (Teresa Wright in a breathtaking turn) as they start suspecting one another over things she shouldn’t know and he shouldn’t have done, and it’s so carefully arranged in its wit, its conventional structure, its subtleties and ironical statements, and its overall effortless grace it may very well be one of the most interesting entries into the no-mystery film. Shadow of a Doubt (Alfred Hitchcock, 1943)Ī masterpiece of a psychological thriller, Shadow of Doubt is even more impressive when set against the unanimous, deservedly loud acclaim of other Hitchcock films, especially those from the late 50’s and early 60’s. This list combines the two movies of week #6 and the rest from week #7, so enjoy this delayed entry! ![]() These titles included masterpieces, cult favorites, authorial offbeat entries and some in-genre obligatory viewings that may or may not lead me to a first screenplay (ideas come and go so easily here). As I returned from a recent trip to Rio (a city that, it appears, has rarely been dealt with in movies the way it deserves) and headed into the end of a marvelous year of movies, I decided to go soft again and watch a few movies that I had been postponing for too big a while. ![]()
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