SUSPICION (1941) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Alfred Hitchcock

 

Written by - Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison, Alma Reville (based on a novel by Anthony Berkeley)

 

Starring - Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine

 

 

 

"Hitchcock returns to themes of domestic mistrust, paranoia and deceit in a film that is a little less dark than Rebecca but nevertheless is just as good, despite it being counted inexplicably as somewhat of a minor work in his filmography. Suspicion is, in fact, very gripping and full of intriguing and rather intricate psychological plots that, perhaps in the film's most remarkable feat, ably leads us to question Cary Grant's usual charming persona a dangerous individual. Joan Fontaine is superb in this film and her portrayal of internal conflict makes the film all the more effective, thus it is no wonder that she was awarded with an Oscar for her role as the loyal yet insecure Lina - the only one for a performance directed by the master of suspense."

 

 

Noir, USA