"The Missing Lady"

Theo 2021-12-21 08:01:14

One of the thriller spy and crime films that Hitchcock shot in the film, just as Hitchcock himself said, "The Missing Woman" is the pinnacle of his instinctive filming during the British period. The film is basically shot on a small 90-foot-long stage, and the rest is the background and miniatures. Compared with the film, Hollywood's work skills were quite satisfactory, but in the British film environment at that time, there were no small innovations in shooting techniques, editing, and unique observations of the world.

The wine glasses in the film, the names on the windows, etc. Hitchcock-style props; there is always a purposeful camera switch; coupled with the indispensable entertainment elements of romance, suspense, and humor, the film is very interesting.

This is the second time I have seen a film performance by Mike Redgrave, the great stage artist, who was previously the vivid liar in "Mr. Akatin".

In fact, many parts of the film are puzzling, such as asking an old woman to pass a piece of music, the doctor said a few words to the police on the platform of the train station, and letting the train cut off and leave the British territory...

But these are not important. After all, it was a work 70 years ago.

2008-01-20

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Extended Reading
  • Cayla 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    AKA: Strangers on a Train. A subtle conspiracy unfolds in a limited space and develops into a thrilling romantic adventure. Don't forget to pay tribute to Sherlock Holmes and ridicule Oxford vs Cambridge

  • Carmel 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    The first Hitchcock black-and-white movie I watched, the first half was very hard and exciting, so that the second half was not so pleasant to watch. Compared to a suspenseful movie, it was more like a comedy or politics. Allegory - the so-called appeasement policy is unpopular.

The Lady Vanishes quotes

  • Charters: If only we hadn't missed that train at Budapest.

    Caldicott: Well, I don't want to rub it in, but if you hadn't insisted on standing up until they'd finished their national anthem...

    Charters: Yes, but you must show respect, Caldicott. If I'd known it was going to last twenty minutes...

    Caldicott: It has always been my contention that the Hungarian Rhapsody is *not* their national anthem.

  • Iris Henderson: You're the most contemptible person I've ever met in all my life!

    Gilbert: Confidentially, I think you're a bit of a stinker, too.