Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Rear Window - Alfred Hitchcock - 1954



I'm starting production on a short film tomorrow so I thought I would recommend a film with a similar setup (A man looking out the window of a house that he cannot leave). Rear Window is one of Hitchcock's most well known films and that is for good reason. It is a thrilling film that is set within the confines of a single room.

The unique setting of the film gives the film a unique feel as well as gives the audience a great opportunity to side with the protagonist as we have to see the outside world through the main character's P.O.V.

The world outside "our" room is just as important as what is going inside the room as each of the windows and characters that we witness help represent the internal thoughts and feelings that our main character is having.

Rear Window is a unique and fun thriller that is both thought provoking and entertaining.

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