Rear Window movie plot

2021-10-13 18:31
Photojournalist Jeffery broke a leg in an accident, and now he has to spend a boring day in a wheelchair as he travels a lot. In the midsummer of New York, the neighbors around him open their windows day and night. Jeffery, who is free, always likes to observe the neighbors around him through the windows. A glamorous dancer is wearing a bra and shorts and doing housework with beautiful dance steps every day; a composer who lives alone often sits at the piano and writes, and is no exception when doing housework; a childless couple is very hot Lying on the balcony on the third floor to cool off, put the puppy down to play every day; the wife of Mr. Su, a salesman on the second floor, was bedridden for a long time, and two people's corners could be seen from time to time; the single woman on the first floor seemed to be unable to find a partner, Jie Jie Fury called it "Lonely Heart"; after a newlyweds moved into the apartment, they were busy and intimate, then put down the curtains, and then rarely showed up. Jeffery passed the boring time while watching.
Jeffery is actually not lonely. In addition to the nurse Stella who takes care of his sick life patiently every day, there is also a smart and beautiful girlfriend Lisa who loves him fanatically. Stella always complained that he didn't marry this almost perfect girl as soon as possible, and Lisa continued to launch gentle offensives, but Jeffrey, who considered herself loose and free, was a little worried about whether Lisa could get along with herself.
The salesman and his wife at the opposite window had another dispute. That night, Jeffery found that Mr. Sue walked out of the house with a big suitcase in the rain three times. The next day, Jeffery found that Mr. Su was wrapping the knife and saw blade. Mrs. Su also disappeared from her bed where she had been ill for a long time. The puppy kept digging in the flower bed downstairs, and everything disturbed Jeffrey. Lisa came, and noticed that Mr. Su was preparing a large box and took out the jewelry and ring from his wife's handbag. From this, the two people came to the conclusion that Mr. Su had killed and divided the body.
Jeffery asked an old friend who was a police officer to investigate the matter, but it turned out that Mrs. Su went to recuperate in another place, and the old friend mocked Jeffery and others' nervousness. The puppy was killed, and Jeffrey, Lisa, and Stella became nervous again. In order to find the true evidence, the two ladies decided to look for evidence themselves.
Lisa was stuck in the room while searching for evidence at Mr. Su's house. Jeffery called the police in time to save her from being murdered. She signaled to Jeffery that she had found evidence and the salesman knew that she was being monitored. Mr. Su quickly found Jeffery, and Jeffery, who had limited mobility, could only use flashing lights to protect himself in the dark, delaying time. When the two were fighting, the old friend arrived with Lisa and the police, but Jeffery still fell downstairs.
It's daytime again, Miss Lonely Fangxin is admiring his work in the composer's house, Mr. Su's residence is being repainted, another puppy appears, and the female dancer falls in love with a short soldier. Newlyweds still often hang curtains. Jeffery was sleeping soundly in a wheelchair with his back to the window, his legs in casts. Lisa sat quietly on the next bed, put down the novel contentedly, and picked up an advertising magazine.
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Extended Reading
  • Shania 2022-03-23 09:01:02

    In Xi Pang's work, it should not be considered top-notch, more like a sketch (not a comedy sketch). The film is very delicate, and uses a limited perspective to maximize the narrative function. This limited perspective simplifies many questions (such as which woman the salesman went to the station with), allowing the audience to follow the protagonist’s thoughts closely. Hitchcock is definitely a master in maintaining suspense and grasping the audience's psychology. Seeing the last plot of digging flowers, you will be taken aback. Suddenly you feel that the truth will come to light immediately, and you suddenly suspect that you are completely wrong. . On the other hand, Xi Pang always gives the audience something they want to see: such as peeking at the beautiful women changing clothes, dancing, such as the perfect heroine, such as the actor's ignorance or even indifference to the perfect heroine... more of control The audience is not submissive to the audience. Grace Kelly has a sense of incompatibility with the story and actor James Stewart, which may be the effect Xi Pang wants. The male protagonist of that era still looked at women in a somewhat condescending manner. There is a little irony at the end, but it is hard to say whether it is satirizing the heroine or the male protagonist.

  • Eldora 2021-10-20 18:59:59

    There is almost no scene change, but it's not boring at all.

Rear Window quotes

  • L.B. Jefferies: I've seen bickering and family quarrels and mysterious trips at night, and knives and saws and ropes, and now since last evening, not a sign of the wife. How do you explain that?

    Lisa Fremont: Maybe she died.

    L.B. Jefferies: Where's the doctor? Where's the undertaker?

  • [Jeff dials the number for Thorwald's phone. Thorwald is seen from a distance walking over to the phone and standing by it]

    L.B. Jefferies: [quietly to himself] Come on, Thorwald, answer it. Come on, you're curious. You wonder if it's your girlfriend calling. The one you killed for. Go on, pick it up!

    [Thorwald is seen picking up the phone]

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] Hello?

    L.B. Jefferies: Did you get my note? Well, did you get it Thorwald?

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] Who are you?

    L.B. Jefferies: I'll give you a chance to find out. Meet me in the bar at the Albert Hotel. Do it right away.

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] Why should I?

    L.B. Jefferies: A little business meeting... to settle the estate of your late wife.

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] I... I don't know what you mean.

    L.B. Jefferies: Come on, quit stalling or I'll hang up and call the police. Would you like that?

    Lars Thorwald: [voice] I only have 100 dollars or so.

    L.B. Jefferies: That's a start. I'm at the Albert now. I'll be looking for you.

    [Jeff hangs up]

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