Great film - in fact one of my favourites. Much prefer it to vertigo which is widely held as Hitchcocks best. What didn't you understand about the ending?
yeah i'm also actually confused about why you are confused!
Seemed pretty straightforward to me! Were you drunk or something during the previous 100 minutes or so? or like me completely captivated by Grace Kelly to didn't pay attention to anthing else! :norty:
Originally posted by JamesW I don't remember anything about the ending that's confusing. :confused:
spoiler alert ...
Didnt the ending imply that caretaker nurse woman had something to do with the murder and cover up as well? The bit at the end when one of the detectives says something along the lines of 'we've got the evidence that was found in the garden. do you want to see it?'.. and the caretaker replies something like 'no thanks I dont want to see any of her body parts'...
ANyway... I was half concentrating when she says that, and as its only a split couple of seconds I had to rewind a couple of times to really get it
There was nothing buried in the garden. There had been the wife's body but because of the dog sniffing round the murderer confessed that he had removed everything. (This was mentioned at the end of the film)
Also - the dog was buried by the woman upstairs - or at least she had the dog after it was found dead in the garden
though my personal fav is NBNW! Rear Window is second. Vertigo while excellent and probably is Hitchcock's strongest film, visually, and in terms of the themes he deals with, and how well he executes them.. but the film is also pretty dark, grim and a bit spooky, whereas NBNW and RW are pure entertainment! would re-watch them more than Vertigo. No disrespect mind :noid:
Watched this for the first time today (taped it the other night) and thought it was superb. I would love for more films like this to be made today, the atmosphere at times was incredible and I almost found myself sweating like I was in the heatwave. All in all a top film!
IMO one of the best films ever made, very under-rated compared to hitch's other work.
I took the chance to see this at a cinema however, i was the only one there so they didnt bother turning it on untill i asked!! then it didnt have any sound watched it in the end was even better on the big screen.
Saw this for the first time too the other night and loved it !
I really love the set design of the apartment blocks with the sky in the background. Looks totally fake but creates a great atmosphere. Was that guy the same person as Ironside ?
Saw this for the first time too the other night and loved it !
I really love the set design of the apartment blocks with the sky in the background. Looks totally fake but creates a great atmosphere. Was that guy the same person as Ironside ?
yes (Ironside)
The set design was amazing, and looked even better when I watched on the big screen. wonderful film.
"I don't want any part of it", form the punchline to the whole movie. Look at her performance again and note that after she has said this, she gives the police officer a self-conscious look. This has nothing to do with any complicity in the killings; rather, she has clicked that her comment is hugely hypocritical and ironic. For the whole film, she has been ogling Thorwald's apartment through rear windows and mobile keyholes. She has even assisted in the digging up of his garden. Then, when Thorwald has been caught and she has the opportunity to actually see what she has been trying to glimpse since Jefferies latched on to the whole caper, she reverts from fascinated-voyeur to "I don't want any part of it" law-abiding, bourgeois citizen. It's supposed to be funny, and I rank it alongside "Nobody's perfect" as one of the all-time great movie punchlines (it's the last line of dialogue in the movie). It also sums up beautifully the theme of the movie - that as cinema-goers, we are ALL voyeurs of sorts, even if we choose (like Stella) not to admit it...
Adding to Dan's commentary on that line - although the irony is clearly there, I thought what the character herself actually realised was her unintentional play on words?
As in she doesn't want any of the body parts they found?
Great great film, one of my all-time favourites, and finally seeing this remastered at the nft a few years back was a wonderful experience. Any fan who hasn't already bought the DVD needs to do so right now!
I agree with Dan - that's how I read it at the time. Haven't seen it for years and must say watching vertigo on the big screen was such a beautiful experience I go regard that as Hitch's best but I think the view that it's his best is a relatively recent phenomena. A bit like the Empire Strikes Back theory that was popularised by Clerks.
Hitchcock's Rear Window ending .. WHAT THE HELL!
Rear Window is second. Vertigo while excellent and probably is Hitchcock's strongest film, visually, and in terms of the themes he deals with, and how well he executes them.. but the film is also pretty dark, grim and a bit spooky, whereas NBNW and RW are pure entertainment! would re-watch them more than Vertigo. No disrespect mind :noid:
watched it in the end was even better on the big screen.
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