I want to say that the essence of Xi Pang is indeed a black and white film. The light is used too delicately. Many plots and emotions are brewed in the light effect.
This heroine can be said to be a typical patient of "persecuted delusion", and she was suspicious all the way until she almost killed herself. Of course, it is understood that Xi Pang originally had two versions, one is the "persecution delusion" we have seen, and the other is that all the suspicions of the heroine are facts, and in the end he was willing to be poisoned by the hero, who was in Without knowing it, I sent the hostess's last words to his mother, so I ended up in jail. Many people think that the second version is classic and the first one is disappointing. But I feel that if the second version is really made, there will still be regrets. For example, it will not be an unexpected ending. Most of the ending has already been expected by the audience. Based on this, I think the current version is still good. The conspiracy and suspense have been shown by the heroine's conjecture, and the ending is a turn of events, which is quite complete. Joan Fontaine is indeed like an extension of Rebecca here.
The big fat man who played the protagonist's friend was a well-known character who played Sherlock Holmes at the time. Judging from his style, he is indeed very Sherlock Holmes~ and the role in the play is also cute.
Another thing I want to mention is the scene where the female detective novelist entertains friends in the play. As a supporting role, this female novelist is also an important figure to promote the plot, but her background film does not describe too much. As far as we know, she It seems to be living alone, but during the banquet of friends, in addition to the protagonist's couple, there is also a relative of the novelist, and another female friend of the novelist whose name is not mentioned in the film. What is striking is that this female friend is a masculine dress. She immediately reminded me of the insidious maid in Rebecca. And she and the maid did have the same taste-the maid admired Rebecca, and she was probably the lover of the novelist. Just like Rebecca's handling of the maid's emotions is extremely subtle and subtle, the relationship between this female friend and the novelist is naturally guessed by the audience. The arrangement of the four guests must be purposeful. The relative's understanding of the murder as a coroner is to promote the psychological activities of the hero and heroine. What is the purpose of the existence of "female friends". It can be seen from the nature of the dinner that this is a very intimate private dinner, inviting people who are close to each other. The protagonist and the couple are friends and loyal readers of the novelist all the year round. The coroner is a relative of the novelist and collects materials by the way. The object of communication, a female friend dressed as a man-can only be a lover.
I was surprised. Under the strict film censorship system in the United States at that time, Xi Pang did not hesitate to convey this message of same-sex love in the film (and it was two consecutive films!). It can be seen that he seems to be full of lesbians. Concerned. If the times are set today, there might be an excellent suspenseful film dominated by lesbians.
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