The Paradine Case (1947)
Country: US
Technical: bw 115m
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan
Synopsis:
The barrister assigned the case of an alleged poisoner becomes obsessed with his client, throwing a question mark over the future of his marriage.
Review:
Interestingly, the script makes play of the distinction between love and obsession in Peck's psyche, aligning this performance with that of Spellbound, and the film with such as Vertigo. The Selznick production was filmed partly in Cumbria but despite this and its intriguing premise, it has a lack of conviction about it due to awkward casting decisions and a shortage of memorable 'moments'.
Country: US
Technical: bw 115m
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan
Synopsis:
The barrister assigned the case of an alleged poisoner becomes obsessed with his client, throwing a question mark over the future of his marriage.
Review:
Interestingly, the script makes play of the distinction between love and obsession in Peck's psyche, aligning this performance with that of Spellbound, and the film with such as Vertigo. The Selznick production was filmed partly in Cumbria but despite this and its intriguing premise, it has a lack of conviction about it due to awkward casting decisions and a shortage of memorable 'moments'.
Country: US
Technical: bw 115m
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan
Synopsis:
The barrister assigned the case of an alleged poisoner becomes obsessed with his client, throwing a question mark over the future of his marriage.
Review:
Interestingly, the script makes play of the distinction between love and obsession in Peck's psyche, aligning this performance with that of Spellbound, and the film with such as Vertigo. The Selznick production was filmed partly in Cumbria but despite this and its intriguing premise, it has a lack of conviction about it due to awkward casting decisions and a shortage of memorable 'moments'.