tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post1773173083091964264..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Under CapricornEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-5813678327097124622012-05-30T23:09:36.010-04:002012-05-30T23:09:36.010-04:00Ed, I'll admit I'm not really a fan, but I...Ed, I'll admit I'm not really a fan, but I was eager to be diplomatic in the spirit of never underestimating Hitch after the earliest films. But I completely agree with what you say there.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-44990102878382400112012-05-30T07:13:22.813-04:002012-05-30T07:13:22.813-04:00Thanks, Sam. I thought I remembered you saying you...Thanks, Sam. I thought I remembered you saying you didn't like this one. But you're right, love it or hate it, it definitely can't be dismissed outright.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-4914913665894759602012-05-29T12:20:02.930-04:002012-05-29T12:20:02.930-04:00Not at all one of my favorite Hitchcocks, but I wi...Not at all one of my favorite Hitchcocks, but I will admit the criticism that has dismissed it is way off the mark. Agree with all the discussion here about the similar ROPE aesthetic. Terrific review.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-32667101390978556012012-05-28T15:39:59.499-04:002012-05-28T15:39:59.499-04:00Moanerplicity, this is an excellent Bergman showca...Moanerplicity, this is an excellent Bergman showcase and an unfairly forgotten Hitchcock. Glad you'll check it out now.<br /><br />Peter, wow, better than <i>Rear Window</i>? I can't say I feel quite <i>that</i> strongly about it, but I do like it a lot and agree that, as a long-take formal experiment, it's better than <i>Rope</i>, and indeed takes the ideas of <i>Rope</i> to a whole Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-62121269236854750932012-05-28T12:14:26.559-04:002012-05-28T12:14:26.559-04:00"Cahiers du Cinema" was very big on Unde..."Cahiers du Cinema" was very big on <i>Under Capricorn</i>, partially because its very existence demonstrated that Hitchcock was interested in more than "mere thrillers" but alos because of Bergman's climatic "confession" scene which gave the CdC Catholics a stiffy. <br /><br />Hitchc says the big mistake was casting Joseph Cotten as Sam Flusky. Who could DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-41002441615441730302012-05-28T08:47:39.087-04:002012-05-28T08:47:39.087-04:00For me, Hitch's holy trinity is made up of thi...For me, Hitch's holy trinity is made up of this movie, Shadow of a Doubt and Notorious. It's an incredible film--perhaps because of its gayness Rope is more discussed (and that film's homoeroticism IS fascinating; I'm not taking anything away from it), but this is the most successful of his extreme formal experiments, even moreso than Rear Window.Peter Lenihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321136631371064331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-73862372049496610572012-05-28T08:36:43.488-04:002012-05-28T08:36:43.488-04:00I love/admired Ingrid Bergman as a woman & act...I love/admired Ingrid Bergman as a woman & actress. This is the only American-made film of hers I've yet to see. But given the players involved & Hitch's imaginative direction, it's definitely one I plan on viewing very soon.<br /><br />Thanks for opening our eyes to this often forgotten gem.<br /><br /><br />One.Moanerplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750801733829859144noreply@blogger.com