Based on the novel by daphne du maurier, the classic psychological thriller rebecca was alfred hitchcocks first american film. Rebecca is a 1940 american romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock. The film rebecca 1940, directed by alfred hitchcock, is an adaptation of a book by the same title published in 1938 by author daphne demurer. It was hitchcocks first american project, and his first film under contract with producer david o. The first of our gothic season is rebecca 1940, alfred hitchcock, mins. Now, the film has been digitally remastered from the original negative and on dvd it is a stunning revelation. Find out where rebecca 1940 is streaming, if rebecca 1940 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Selznick collection contains records documenting every aspect of his hollywood studio operations including script development, production, publicity, finances, and distribution. She and maxim fall in love, get married and return to manderley, his large country estate in cornwall. Jan 19, 2015 2015 marks the 75 th anniversary for one of the worlds greatest directors greatest films.
Rebecca is a 1940 american psychological melodramatic thriller movie. Rebecca 1940 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Dreamworks and working title plan new adaptation of daphne du mauriers 1938 novel, made famous by hitchcocks 1940 film published. The doctor told them that rebecca had terminal cancer that would have killed her in a few months, and she would have been on morphia not long after hed seen her and given her the bad news. Rebecca ar en oscarvinnande romantisk psykologisk thriller fran 1940 i regi av alfred hitchcock. Rebecca 1940 alfred hitchcock synopsis, characteristics. After he has abruptly proposed to her, he invites her to his roomservice breakfast table. Rebecca criterion collection 2 discs dvd 1940 best buy. Danvers and discovers that rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at manderley. Sherwood alfred hitchcock film scripts the standard of suspense and psychological thrill that is showcased in the films of alfred hitchcock is virtually unmatched. He mentions rebeccas relationship to another female friend and how she berates and questions his masculinity. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions. Nominated for 11 academy awards, and winning two best picture and best black and white cinematography, alfred hitchcocks 1940 film rebecca is a sensational foray into american cinema for the acclaimed british director.
Laurence olivier, joan fontaine, george sanders, judith anderson, nigel bruce. This movie is about obsession and cold treatment in. Boasting a superb cast the thenunproven joan fontaine was the big gamble, but her performance now outshines laurence oliviers. The major part of the records span the years 1916 to 1966 which correspond to films pioneer days in new york through the heyday of the studio system in. Film media holdings include complete 35mm safety film prints of duel in the sun, king kong, little women, rebecca, and notorious, as well as videotape copies of several selznick films. Sip an independent studio that lacked the distribution and exhibition resources of. Using the 1940film rebecca, this article explores the strategies of liter. Par on adaptation notes that there is one major plot change in the films adaption of the book, and that is that max does not murder rebecca in the film, but instead she. Tickets are distributed on a firstcome, firstserved basis beginning at 6 pm.
An adaptation of daphne du mauriers bestseller, alfred hitchcocks first american film centres. January 17, 2016 tags alfred hitchcock, daphne du maurier, joan harrison, michael hogan, philip macdonald, rebecca screenplay, rebecca script, robert e. Selznick international pictures as a selznick international picture. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski, seven of which are performed by the.
Alfred hitchcocks first hollywood film and the only hitchcock feature to win the academy award for best picture, rebecca is one of those films that holds up wonderfully across repeat viewings. Award for best picture in 1940, alfred hitchcocks rebecca is moody and atmospheric and boasts. Best picture in 1940, alfred hitchcocks rebecca is moody and atmospheric and boasts some. Maxim is still troubled by the death of his wife, rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. Selznick following his recent success with gone with the wind 1939, it was hitchcocks first americanhollywood film, although it retained distinctly british characteristics from his earlier murder mysteries. Winner of two academy awards, including best picture and best cinematography, rebecca has been remade several times for television, but this 1940 version is still the classic.
Rebecca, in both book and film, has echoes of earlier gothic novels like jane eyre. They might not have spelled it out in the 40s like they do today but it appears that rebecca was without a doubt a lesbian who had the misfortune of contracting. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer, and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third disney animated feature film. Tibetan music, healing music, relaxation music, chakra, relaxing music for stress relief, 2853c duration. Rebecca is an ageless, timeless adult movie about a woman who marries a widower but fears. While the mother is fairly unusual in terms of gothic film it does not occur in rebecca 1940, gaslight 1940 and 1944, the spiral staircase 1945, or secret beyond the door 1947 other aspects connect grace to the genre. Rebecca est le premier film americain realise par alfred hitchcock, sorti en 1940. Sherwood and joan harrison, and adaptation by philip macdonald and michael hogan, were based on the 1938 novel of.
Alfred hitchcocks first hollywood movie features inventive camera work, superb acting, and a story full of twists and turns. The first film hitchcock made in hollywood and the only one that won a best picture oscar. Rebeccas monogram, a symbol of her presence, haunts poor mrs. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1940 freigegeben.
Rebecca is a 1940 american psychological thrillermeestery film. To analyse the differences between these two pieces of work it is perhaps necessary to first point out the obvious. The 39 steps 1935 young and innocent 1937 the lady vanishes rebecca 1940. Hitchcock makes his customary cameo in rebecca by appearing outside a phone booth. Analyse the differences between the text and the hitchcock movie of rebecca. Joan fontaine and laurence olivier in rebecca 1940. Hitchcocks first film for selznick would be rebecca. Its set in monte carlo and cornwall but, as was standard practice in the forties, made almost entirely in the studio, with a few exterior locations around california. Anne baxter was one of the actors tested by hitchcock for the leading role. Directit bi alfred hitchcock, it wis his first american project, an his first film produced unner contract wi david o. Joan harrison, michael hogan, philip macdonald, robert e.
The film won an academy award for best cinematography and best picture, and was the only hitchcock film to win that distinction. Rebecca was alfred hitchcocks second film based on a du maurier novel the first was jamaica inn, and his first hollywood production. Aug 07, 2012 rebecca is a film about abusive relationships, and the way power might shift within them and, most unusually, even for its time its hero is the worst of the abusers. Rebecca is a film about abusive relationships, and the way power might shift within them and, most unusually, even for its time its hero is the worst of the abusers. Du mauriers novel rebecca was a property selznick had acquired at great cost to follow his production of gone with the wind 1939, and the. A ghost story of the highest order, rebeccas preternatural tone and. One yearold girl was quickly caught up in the suspenseful atmosphere hitchcock sustains. How hitchcock uses in a wonderful way point of view shot. Rebecca 1940 story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. They meet and fall in love while vacationing on the riviera, and after a speedy. Rebecca 1940 ah, to see another great movie from those few years when hollywood peaked, when that combination of art, freshness, and sheer collaborative talent combined over and over. She is a woman in peril, seemingly beset by ghostly intruders actually the new owners of the house against whom she. Joan fontaine plays the unnamed narrator, a young woman who works as a companion to the welltodo mrs.
Rebecca is a 1940 psychological drama film directed by alfred hitchcock. I found several references made by maxim about his relationship with rebecca to be rather odd. Nitrate film for gone with the wind, rebecca, a star is born, intermezzo, and duel in the sun is. Rebecca 1940 is the classic hitchcock gothic thriller and a compelling mystery and haunting ghost story about a tortured romance. Rebecca was director alfred hitchocks auspicious hollywood debut.
He remembered that when he told her shed be dead in a few months, she said, oh, no, doctor, not that long, so her death was assumed to be suicide. Rebecca has been remade several times for television, but this 1940 version is. Production companies 1 distributors 59 other companies 1. The british film industrys loss was hollywoods gain, as rebecca 1940 made abundantly clear. To add to rebeccas unseen but very real presence, mrs. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon devices amazon tours. Oct 31, 20 rebeccas monogram, a symbol of her presence, haunts poor mrs. Im talking from gone with the wind to casablanca, 1939 to 1942. Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. Rebecca, a 1940 classic drama film directed by alfred hitchcock, starred by laurence olivier as max, joan fontaine as the heroine, and judith anderson as mrs. Its that i, well, im not the sort of person men marry. Alfred hitchcocks first us film and, amazingly, the only one of his films to win best picture oscar, was adapted from daphne du maurier s novel. She marries a recently widowed man and moves to his large house in cornwall.