One of my favorites – thank you for the interesting post!
The two minute dream sequence designed my Salvador Dali is worth the price of admission. That scene was reportedly directed – though uncredited – by William Cameron Menzies, the production designer of Gone with the Wind, et. al.
The black and white cinematography is luscious, yet a few frames of color are inserted at the end of the film, which I won’t give away. Other instances where color was used in predominantly black and white movies included The Picture of Dorian Gray, released the same year, and in the 1954 science fiction classic “Them” - oddly only utilized in the film’s title.
Yes -- the RED at the very end -- most unusual. So -- you have Hitch, Miklos Rozsa, Salvador Dali, all together on a project, and then you toss in Gregory Peck and the incomparable Ingrid Bergman ...
I’m looking forward to watching this film. It reminds me of the many other old movies and TV episodes that featured amnesiacs—-writers must have loved that device. Usually, as in this film, the sufferer does not know his or her own identity…and adventures (usually suspenseful, sometimes humorous) ensue. From what I understand, that is rare occurrence in real life. I have a sibling with amnesia about much of his childhood—-not just his life before his injury but also parts that came after. Some memories come and go. It’s a strange condition.
The disorder makes for interesting plots in film and TV, but it doesn't sound so good for your brother. It's an odd thing to contemplate losing those formative childhood memories.
My grandma was a piano student of Bartok! He’s no Liszt and in fact I can’t stand him, but it’s something. My grandpa was good friends with Arthur Koestler. Me, I don’t know anybody, but I do love Hitchcock, so thank you!
That's terrific! Debra's grandmother for a while was a student of Leopold Stokowski. That happened when her grandmother was a teenage girl and was struck by a car; the driver paid for her hospital bills and set her up to go to Philadelphia to study under Stokowski, because she was a pianist and organist.
One of my favorites – thank you for the interesting post!
The two minute dream sequence designed my Salvador Dali is worth the price of admission. That scene was reportedly directed – though uncredited – by William Cameron Menzies, the production designer of Gone with the Wind, et. al.
The black and white cinematography is luscious, yet a few frames of color are inserted at the end of the film, which I won’t give away. Other instances where color was used in predominantly black and white movies included The Picture of Dorian Gray, released the same year, and in the 1954 science fiction classic “Them” - oddly only utilized in the film’s title.
Yes -- the RED at the very end -- most unusual. So -- you have Hitch, Miklos Rozsa, Salvador Dali, all together on a project, and then you toss in Gregory Peck and the incomparable Ingrid Bergman ...
I’m looking forward to watching this film. It reminds me of the many other old movies and TV episodes that featured amnesiacs—-writers must have loved that device. Usually, as in this film, the sufferer does not know his or her own identity…and adventures (usually suspenseful, sometimes humorous) ensue. From what I understand, that is rare occurrence in real life. I have a sibling with amnesia about much of his childhood—-not just his life before his injury but also parts that came after. Some memories come and go. It’s a strange condition.
Amnesia was a common ailment on television! We did another film about amnesia, at least one, here at W&S. It is Random Harvest, starring Ronald Coleman and Greer Garson. It's here if you haven't seen it or read about it: https://open.substack.com/pub/anthonyesolen/p/random-harvest-1942?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
The disorder makes for interesting plots in film and TV, but it doesn't sound so good for your brother. It's an odd thing to contemplate losing those formative childhood memories.
We just watched The Man Who Knew Too Much per your recommendation & enjoyed it immensely! Adding Spellbound to our to-watch list!
My grandma was a piano student of Bartok! He’s no Liszt and in fact I can’t stand him, but it’s something. My grandpa was good friends with Arthur Koestler. Me, I don’t know anybody, but I do love Hitchcock, so thank you!
That's terrific! Debra's grandmother for a while was a student of Leopold Stokowski. That happened when her grandmother was a teenage girl and was struck by a car; the driver paid for her hospital bills and set her up to go to Philadelphia to study under Stokowski, because she was a pianist and organist.