A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend. Stella : How much do we need to bail Lisa from jail? Stella : Lisa's handbag.
Jefferies : And what about the rest? Stella : When those cops at the station see Lisa, they'll even contribute. Sign In. Play clip A Guide to the Films of Alfred Hitchcock. Mystery Thriller. Director Alfred Hitchcock. John Michael Hayes screenplay Cornell Woolrich short story. Top credits Director Alfred Hitchcock. See more at IMDbPro. Top rated movie Clip Photos Top cast Edit.
James Stewart L. Jefferies as L. Thelma Ritter Stella as Stella. The apartment-courtyard set measured 98 feet wide, feet long and 40 feet high, and consisted of 31 apartments, eight of which were completely furnished. The courtyard was set 20 to 30 feet below stage level, and some of the buildings were the equivalent of five or six stories high. Thus Jeff's apartment was actually at street level. He stays in his wheelchair. They venture out into danger--Kelly even entering the apartment of the suspected wife killer.
He watches. We see danger approaching. We, and he, cannot move, cannot sound the alarm. This level of danger and suspense is so far elevated above the cheap thrills of the modern slasher films that "Rear Window," intended as entertainment in , is now revealed as art. Hitchcock long ago explained the difference between surprise and suspense. A bomb under a table goes off, and that's surprise.
We know the bomb is under the table but not when it will go off, and that's suspense. Modern slasher films depend on danger that leaps unexpectedly out of the shadows. And surprise that quickly dissipates, giving us a momentary rush but not satisfaction.
Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Raymond Burr as Lars Thorwald. James Stewart as L.
Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont. Thelma Ritter as Stella, the nurse. Wendell Corey as Thomas J. Now would you fix me a sandwich please? Stella: Yes, I will. And I'll spread a little common sense on the bread.
Lisa's loaded to her fingertips with love for you - I got two words of advice for you - Marry her! Jeff jokingly : Did she pay you much? Across the apartment complex, Jeff sees a newlywed couple move in - the Newlyweds.
The bridegroom completes their marital ritual by carrying his bride across the threshold. They kiss, and then close the blind for privacy. A calliope rendition of the romantic ballad "That's Amore" plays in the background. Later during a reddish Manhattan sunset as Jeff dozes, the courtyard is buzzing with activity - the soprano practices her scales. A shadow [suggesting the negative image on Jeff's table] slowly rises up Jeff's face as Lisa in close-up approaches, bends over, and then lovingly kisses him.
She rouses and awakens him from his sleep. She is a stylish vision of beauty [recalling the positive image on the cover of the magazine] - an elegant, lovely, affluent, blonde, fashion-model-designer girlfriend. They whisper to each other, as she asks him about his leg, his stomach, and his "love life. Used to being looked at by complete strangers, she poses as an exhibitionist in her new, fashionable and expensive Parisian dress.
And she would later indulge in danger and daring, life-threatening acts which Jeff believed that he was solely capable of performing as a freelance, globetrotting photographer.
Lisa: Reading from top to bottom: She turns on one lamp light. Lisa She turns on a second lamp. Carol She turns on a third lamp. Fremont Jeff: Is this the Lisa Fremont who never wears the same dress twice? Lisa: Only because it's expected of her. It's right off the Paris plane. You think it will sell? Jeff: Eleven hundred? They ought to list that dress on the Stock Exchange. Although he thinks it's only a "run-of-the-mill Wednesday," she expects it will be a "big night":.
It's opening night of the last depressing week of L. Jefferies in a cast. She finds an old and worn cigarette box in his apartment, commenting: "It's seen better days It's too ornate. I'm sending up a plain flat silver one with just your initials engraved.
She opens the door to a uniformed, red-coated waiter from the Twenty-One Club who delivers their lobster dinner and an ice bucket that she has catered. Jeff is unable to pop the cork both a phallic reference and a marriage reference so the waiter accomplishes the task -- more symbolism of Jeff's impotence. She promises him: "I'm going to make this a week you'll never forget. While drinking the wine before dinner, she tells Jeff about her busy work day - a sales meeting, appointments with wealthy notables, luncheon with Harper's Bazaar people, two fall fashion showings twenty blocks apart - and then a favor that she did for him with her connections.
To keep him in New York shooting fashion photography instead of adventurous assignments overseas, she "planted three nice items in the columns" for him for publicity, to get him a lucrative contract in the local fashion industry. But Jeff snubs her offer - believing that his own lifestyle suits him best. He notes how her contrasting lifestyle clashes with his. He ultimately rejects the new image and identity she has planned and publicized for him:. Lisa: You can't buy that kind of publicity.
Jeff: I know. Lisa: Someday you may want to open up a studio of your own here. Jeff: How would I run it, from say, Pakistan? Lisa: Jeff, isn't it time you came home? You could pick your assignment.
Jeff: Well, I wish there was one I wanted. Lisa: Make the one you want. Jeff: You mean leave the magazine? Lisa: Yes. Jeff: For what? Lisa: For yourself and me. I could get you a dozen assignments tomorrow - fashions, portraits.
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