old loves die

Demarco 2022-03-24 09:01:35

When I saw Joan Fontaine in the room of the hostess of Manderley Manor, overwhelmed by the ubiquitous scent of the hostess, and finally decided to resist, I thought that according to Hitchcock's way, the hostess would definitely Appearing in a shadow (or Joan Fontaine's imagination), laughing with his mouth open, and finally stabbing Joan Fontaine in the chest with a sharp knife.
This film is really not Hitchcock's style, unless only the beginning and Joan Fontaine just entered the Manderley manor part. The hostess turned out not to be hateful, Derwent didn't love her at all, and since he's on our side, we don't have to worry too much about Joan Fontaine's situation. However, the director unexpectedly threw out that the hostess had cancer and she wanted to die in front of Derwent. In this way, the audience realizes that she is the real protagonist of the story, what a tragic woman. At the end of the film, the magnificent Mandeley Manor ignited a raging fire, which marked the departure of the hostess, and our Joan Fontaine, only when the fire was burnt out and scorched, could he truly fall in love.

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Rebecca quotes

  • Mrs. de Winter: I wish I were a woman of 36, dressed in black satin with a string of pearls!

  • Maxim de Winter: You thought I loved Rebecca? You thought that? I hated her!