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A Hitchcock Movie is Such a Treat

April 29, 2016 | By

A Hitchcock movie is such a treat, no matter how many times I am watching, I don’t bat an eyelid. Each time I discover something of a genius in his cinema.

Sir Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Hitchcock (Pic courtesy: Wikipedia)

I hold Hitchcock in highest esteem among the directors of Hollywood cinema. Goes without saying that I have seen, I believe, most of his movies.

From the 17 films he made in 1922-1933 period, I have not seen two as I could not locate them – The Mountain Eagle and Downhill. From 1934 to 1975 he made 35, I have seen them all, some of them many times. I have marvelled at all of them for his sheer genius in presentation and direction.  To me, he was the last word in film direction.

How could he tell the story so poignantly and not be tempted to take the camera out of the one room in Rear Window? Much before the disaster became a selling point, he turned the Daphne du Maurier’s story into a real fright in The Birds. The responsibility of not to shoot in color, so that it is not too gory, the B/W effect of Psycho; the London city as a character and cool flow of events with an outstanding impact in Frenzy… the list is endless. He was a master of his craft.

If I have to choose favourites, a really tough job, my pick would be Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), To Catch a Thief, North by Northwest, The Birds, Dial M for Murder, Strangers on a Train and Psycho.

James Stewart and Grace Kelly in Rear Window (1954) (Pic courtesy: Wikipedia)

James Stewart and Grace Kelly in Rear Window (1954) (Pic courtesy: Wikipedia)

There are many a present day movies, including action ones,  that have put me to sleep in a theatre. But a Hitchcock movie is such a treat, no matter how many times I am watching, I don’t bat an eyelid. Each time I discover something of a genius in his cinema.

His lead players leave a lasting lifelong impressions from his films, Grace Kelly, the way she has been handled by him (Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Dial M for Murder), Cary Grant (To Catch a Thief, Notorious, North by Northwest), James Stewart (Rear Window, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much), Kim Novak (Vertigo), all these and many more are unforgettable in their roles that the master has given out to them.

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Consulting Editor Learning and Creativity and Silhouette Magazine. To talk of a few passions of Peeyush, one must start with music. He is known to be a collector of music and information pertaining to Indian cinema (majorly Hindi) spanning a period from early 1930s to 1980s. He has a large collection of Bengali and Punjabi music and material as well. He also boasts of a huge library of related material. Peeyush has delivered talks and lectures on music appreciation, contributed write ups in numerous news papers and magazines. He has co-authored a tribute publication on Anil Biswas. He has co-hosted radio talk shows on music and met and interviewed a number of personalities. Occasionally, he delivers talks even now. Peeyush has been the founder secretary of the prestigious, Vintage Hindi Music Lovers Association in Bangalore that honored Anil Biswas in 1985. He is known as a storehouse of old Hindi music and information regarding music and movies. Peeyush is well read in Vedic culture and literature and is invited in various centers to deliver enlightening lectures on Vedic values. His range spans from four Vedas to Upanishads and Darshans as well as Bhagvad Gita. He has delivered talks on Yog Darshan in Yoga schools and large gatherings. He currently lives in Oshawa, Ontario in Canada.
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