A shy, naive young woman travelling as a pair companion encounters powerful, handsome widower Maxim de Winter, the pair quickly fall in love, and she moves to his family home.
This film is without doubt, something of a masterpiece, there have been several adaptations of it, and it remains the ultimate adaptation.
Hitchcock deserved an Oscar for this film, it really has stood the test of time. It has multiple quality elements, mystery, intrigue, romance, horror, it really does capture the imagination.
Almost every sequence is meaningful, nothing feels unimportant or meaningless, every action has purpose, some are subtle, some are heavy.
It looks sublime, production values are terrific, you can see lot went into it. Despite a fairly lengthy running time it never feels long or drawn out, it holds your attention so well.
The acting is first class, Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine are absolutely perfect, exactly what I see from the book, the standout for me however, is Judith Anderson, who gives an incredible, chilling performance as Mrs Danvers.
10/10.
This film is without doubt, something of a masterpiece, there have been several adaptations of it, and it remains the ultimate adaptation.
Hitchcock deserved an Oscar for this film, it really has stood the test of time. It has multiple quality elements, mystery, intrigue, romance, horror, it really does capture the imagination.
Almost every sequence is meaningful, nothing feels unimportant or meaningless, every action has purpose, some are subtle, some are heavy.
It looks sublime, production values are terrific, you can see lot went into it. Despite a fairly lengthy running time it never feels long or drawn out, it holds your attention so well.
The acting is first class, Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine are absolutely perfect, exactly what I see from the book, the standout for me however, is Judith Anderson, who gives an incredible, chilling performance as Mrs Danvers.
10/10.