Interesting observation: Did anyone notice that the real name of the protagonist (played by Joan Fontaine) is never revealed? Throughout the film her identity is always suppressed by the overbearing shadow of her predecessor.
@bernardoabreu4605
5 жыл бұрын
Yes! She's just the new Mrs. De Winter
@nanasshi0711
4 жыл бұрын
oof i didn't realize that too
@jaymesguy239
4 жыл бұрын
That was in the book, too. She was merely introduced as 'I, Mrs. De Winter.
@akikolehmainen88
4 жыл бұрын
The novel Rebecca starts, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again", as told by the unnamed protagonist. Now whose dream might that be, and were there ever more than one Mrs De Winter? ; )
@tricivenola8164
3 жыл бұрын
That's a big factor in both book and movie. Her name is "unusual and beautiful," like her father who named her, but it remains a mystery. Hitchcock carried this over into the film.
@fionahurley5546
6 жыл бұрын
The film Rebecca stuck fairly closely to the original book by Daphne du Maurier, so the ideas are more du Maurier's obsessions rather than Hitchcock's.
@otherpill7008
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@otherpill7008
5 жыл бұрын
Fiona Hurley Exactly
@silentwitness536
4 жыл бұрын
Well .. Hitchcock CHOSE to direct a book about that obsession, so there's that.
@architectonic99
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly, Hitchcock says so as well in his interview to Francois Truffaut
@silentwitness536
4 жыл бұрын
@@architectonic99 oh
@MD-ev9hs
4 жыл бұрын
I watched REBECCA first, at 11 or 12 years of age, on a reruns of old black and white movies, in South America. Unbelievable, but this movie (after more than 40 years, since I first watched it), still holds me 100% SPELLBOUND...
@lathanandrews417
2 жыл бұрын
I like how you reference Spellbound, another awesome Hitchcock film!!
@vicenteortegarubilar9418
6 жыл бұрын
This channel has done it again. A great video about an underrated classic.
@theduckczar6051
5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say it's quite underrated, as it is very highly acclaimed, but I do agree it should be more talked about.
@devonhayes2209
5 жыл бұрын
Underrated? It won an Oscar
@veda6907
4 жыл бұрын
@@devonhayes2209 in addition, it won Best Picture and had 11 nominations. totally not underrated.
@HenHanna
16 күн бұрын
David O. Selznick won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1939 and again in 1940 (for Rebecca).
@chriscann7627
3 жыл бұрын
She may be unmarried, but the Housekeeper is MRS Danvers, not Miss, let alone Ms! In the period, the title "Mrs" conveyed higher social standing and authority than "Miss", and so senior female servants, chiefly housekeepers and cooks used "Mrs" as an honorific title - think of those most celebrated TV cooks, Mrs Bridges (Upstairs Downstairs) and Mrs Patmore (Downton Abbey).
@h.calvert3165
2 ай бұрын
Nor is it Mandalay, but rather Manderley. 🏰
@ElliotCoen
6 жыл бұрын
Incredible video! I'm in love with Rebecca. I'm so glad to have the Criterion blu-ray in my collection!
@nanasshi0711
4 жыл бұрын
i just finished watching this movie. what a satisfying ending and great acting. i started clapping as soon as the movie finished
@sumoni
3 жыл бұрын
Hitchcock's Rebecca is the best adaptation so far. The latest adaptation (2019 or 2020) of Rebecca is actually not bad. Better than the one before. But I always recommend Hitchcock's version.
@ChildOfTheFlower
6 жыл бұрын
Rebecca is my favorite film, so glad and surprised you picked it out for the 1940 segment.
@alg11297
6 жыл бұрын
I personally can't think of a single dramatic movie that didn't combine sex and violence. Even film noir uses it all too much. It should be noted that Rebecca was a very popular book at the time and Hitch was told not to leave too much out as the female audience would be upset. If it's about dominance and subordination - well that's about it. The actress was picked because of her nervous look (according to Hitch) and there doesn't seem to be any scenes where she isn't scared, or falling apart. It's also a Cinderella story where a poor girl becomes the wife of the very wealthy man for no particular reason.
@tricivenola8164
3 жыл бұрын
You underestimate the nameless heroine of Rebecca. She makes a very definite turn, takes control of the situation, and deals with Mrs Danvers and the potential disaster for her husband in a strong decisive manner.
@sampuatisamuel9785
3 жыл бұрын
Maxim wanted a quiet mannered wife who would adore him and be loyal to him
@tricivenola8164
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I just watched the remake and needed to detox.
@andreheizer
Жыл бұрын
Wow I love this reading of the film!
@francescomanzo3939
5 жыл бұрын
A very underrated Hitchcock classic.
@TheRealGSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Underrated by whom?
@cinecriticacrack8591
6 жыл бұрын
Please make one of “Gone with the Wind”
@karlkarlos3545
6 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that 1939? I was wondering why he left it out.
@pony7653
6 жыл бұрын
Yes! I know 1939 is packed but I'd love to hear your thoughts on "Gone with the Wind"!
@pavelpavel7217
6 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@fsss9666
6 жыл бұрын
I just discovered your channel and it's amazing, I'm doing a marathon of all the videos. Congratulations!
@alondraperez-ramirez8363
5 жыл бұрын
Any chance for some Frank Capra film reviews? I'd like to see some of his less discussed films like 'The Power Of The Press' or 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'.
@arnepianocanada
2 жыл бұрын
Mr Karlos below: as with Marilyn Monroe's nameless character in The Seven Year Itch, it's an intentional touch to deepen the feel of fantasy, altered reality.
@alessandroyuriAlegrette
4 жыл бұрын
Very good analysis about Hitchcocok's classic movies. Congratulations!
@huntspoint
6 жыл бұрын
Grindhouse cinema gets my vote! Another great video. Keep it up!
@TheRealGSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Well, Mrs. Danvers doesn't trick the new Mrs. De Winter into dressing as the former one. And Mrs. Danvers doesn't find out that Max killed his wife but rather that she committed suicide. But other than that ... yes, I guess.
@laHagans
4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I’m definitely going to give this film a rewatch.
@harsyakiarraathallah2222
Жыл бұрын
I Have been that Kid who is Always wanted to make a Movie like Hitchcock with Batman.
@spiritualops249
5 жыл бұрын
wow! just saw you video on Hitchcock after making my comment below! Fantastic!!!! I just subscribed. Never seen your videos before. I got a youtube alert that M. How commented on something I said on another channel about John Mc Cain! maybe it wasn’t you! But here I am, and Im all the better for it! thank you! Cheers, again! 😂🌟😊
@arnesahlen2704
4 ай бұрын
*Maxim DID NOT kill Rebecca!* Did you watch? Mrs Danvers finds that he *didn't* (censors would insist on punishment if he did, as in the book). Mrs D refuses them happiness in "Rebecca's" manor.
@enriqueprieto2922
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Charlie. By the way, do you use letterboxd? I would love to follow you there.
@kriitikko
6 жыл бұрын
Lovely video, as usual. :-) History of Italian Horror, please.
@Dabhach1
2 жыл бұрын
It's MRS Danvers.
@beechnut8779
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies, and definitely at the top of my list of favorite books. I highly recommend reading the book as well as watching the movie. The book has one huge revelation about Maxim DeWinter that Hitchcock wasn't allowed to use in the film, and so the ultimate power of the story was diluted because of it.
@bobvanilla7903
3 жыл бұрын
Could you explain what that revelation was?
@beechnut8779
3 жыл бұрын
@@bobvanilla7903 That would be a spoiler, so I recommend the book! But it has to do with how Rebecca died...
@sombraborrosa
3 жыл бұрын
Not a single mention to Daphne du Maurier. Not surprised.
@FlippytheMasterofPie
6 жыл бұрын
History of grindhouse please!
@susanb2015
4 ай бұрын
Did you get Peter Lawford's grandson to do the narration?
@scronx
10 ай бұрын
Some good insights here. Hitch was a very sick man and some very sick productions happened under his name. His best work is immortal, yes including ,Rebecca'.
@arnepianocanada
2 жыл бұрын
Such insight and yet you mis-speak the actual 'villain' moniker! *Mrs* ("Misses") Danvers, not Ms; seems inobservant and disrespectful to get main-character address wrong. Care so much? Get it right.
@francisdonner8306
3 жыл бұрын
Rebecca one of my all time favorites. Modern take on Mrs. Danvers and lesbian relationship with Rebecca? I just thought it was maternal affection. She had come with Rebecca so maybe this evil woman raised Rebecca and instilled her selfish qualities in Rebecca since childhood.
@TheRealGSmith
2 жыл бұрын
I'd say the sexual interpretation is a bit unfounded but not too far fetched either. I'm not familiar with the book, but in the stage musical version, Mrs. Danvers is obsessed with what a strong woman Rebecca was - everybody loved her but she had no love for anyone.
@katsup_07
6 жыл бұрын
Wow! He must have been sexually frustrated. No wonder his movies tended to be so dark and creepy.
@ricicornielf.2140
4 жыл бұрын
muy muy muy bueno!! gracias!!!
@janelle144
3 жыл бұрын
Sex and violins. According to Tippi Hedren Hitchcock harrassed her and she really didn't have much of a career after he stopped other directors from hiring her.
@tricivenola8164
3 жыл бұрын
Hedren was the only one to grouse about Htichcock. She was doing commercials when he made her a star, and her limited talent couldn't carry her past him.
@janelle144
3 жыл бұрын
@@tricivenola8164 That is probably true. Or she did not want to do B movies where that would take her.
@TheFiown
4 ай бұрын
WHY do people keep saying 'Mandalay' when discussing Rebecca ? It is 'Manderley' not Mandalay.
@PatrickWDunne
3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, this channel is so impressive. I'm so glad I discovered it.
@brucekemp2578
3 ай бұрын
There are many "Subtexts" in this film. Someone who is just relaxing and watching a film made in another generaton would miss many of the subtle themes that are presented in this fim. There seems to be a lot going on below the surface of this film.
@JoyTheNetflixAddict
6 ай бұрын
If ur referencing other films pls give a spoiler warning geez
@deanglass1688
3 ай бұрын
Manderley and Mandalay are more than one place.
@bartvanruiten4571
6 жыл бұрын
Grindhouse!
@devonhayes2209
5 жыл бұрын
We are years away but yea we need that for 2007
@oobrocks
2 жыл бұрын
This movie won the Oscar for best picture...but Not Hitch! In fact he never won an Oscar
@deathcrist2000
6 жыл бұрын
A History of Grindhouse
@Blaagon
6 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Would love to see the history of italian horror.
@allegory6393
Жыл бұрын
As for Hitchcock 'the man', the current cliche maintains that he dominated his women protagonists, etc. Apart from Tipi Hedren -who was a special case, for Hitchcock really made her into an actress, she had no prior experience (or talent) and her work was in advertising toothpaste or something. Because he considered her his own creation, he developed a demented, pathetic Pygmalion-like obsession with her, and only bad things could come out of it- what other female protagonist of his has ever spoken badly of him? Kim Novak (and this was after Hitchcock's death when she did not have to be gracious) has always maintained that he was wonderful to her and that she, for the first time in her career, felt free to explore a character as Hitchcock put all his trust in her. Ingrid Bergman simply loved him, despite their disagreements on set. Grace Kelly had great affection for him. Doris Day had only good things to say about him, ditto Janet Leigh. The difference is that all these female protagonists were actresses and had a career in film before (and after) Hitchcock, and whatever 'obsession' he MAY HAVE felt for each one of them, it was never manifested. I think he gave us remarkable female characters, complex, profound and dark (and brave), and in a world where most viewers are after hagiographies and identity affirmations and (fake) 'positive role models', his films still shine and disturb.
@nicholasreid1836
4 жыл бұрын
A very good analysis, but I think it was obvious to the audience (and certainly the better critics) even in 1940 that Mrs Danvers is lesbian, and (in movies I mean) the Australian actress playing the role acquired the same sort of persona as Agnes Moorehead. My only regret is that you did not give this critique of Hitchcock to one of his better films - like "Strangers on a Train", "Vertigo", "Psycho" or even "Notorious", if you want to go back to the 1940s. For when all is said and done, and despite its subtleties, "Rebecca" is essentially gothic melodrama.
@Xeronimo74
6 жыл бұрын
Another great essay! I had to watch it at 1.25x though ...
@NathanieldeBell
6 жыл бұрын
A History of Italian Horror.
@rixx46
2 жыл бұрын
It’s worth noting that Max killed Rebecca as part of her final desire to destroy him. She could have killed herself (knowing she had terminal cancer) instead, she lied and told Max she was pregnant with her lover’s child, pushing him to strike out.
@TheRealGSmith
2 жыл бұрын
It was basically assisted suicide with an unknowing assistant.
@sirlordhenrymortimer6620
6 жыл бұрын
Italian horror especially movies by Dario Argento and mario brava
@rockhourglass4461
6 жыл бұрын
No gone with the wind? Dislike
@chayyim
6 жыл бұрын
History of Italian Horror!
@arnepianocanada
2 жыл бұрын
Mrs D *did not learn* Maxim killed Rebecca (as in the book.) 'Hayes Code' would not have let him off. Mrs D learnt of her CANCER; burned ManderLEY not LAY so Maxim could not be there with wife 2.
@keithnaylor1981
5 жыл бұрын
Good narration but it reveals too much about the movie plot. Had to switch off, but not before I was stunned by the clarity of the HD.
@Cinemallennials
4 жыл бұрын
Listen to the NEW episode of #CINEMALLENNIALS podcast to hear our thoughts on Netflix's #REBECCA and how it relates to the 1940 Hitchcock classic. kzitem.info/news/bejne/uHlszmeBs6arl4Y
@richardbachman8344
6 жыл бұрын
Grindhouse
@shermansav
6 жыл бұрын
history of Italian.
@shermansav
6 жыл бұрын
and Well done Charlie
@garjo7131
6 жыл бұрын
A history of Italian Horror
@user-tj3ym8bk7t
2 жыл бұрын
MUBI has to be a waste of money if they sponsor this ill informed auto writer.
@TakeMeToYourCinema
6 жыл бұрын
Italian Horror, easily.
@francescomanzo3939
6 жыл бұрын
History of Italian Horror.
@USAFmedicVET
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite films! Hitchcock was a genius director, but as a man, he was an abusive, manipulative, sexist PIG enabled by his wife! She knew he sexually assaulted and abused Tippi Hedren and did nothing to stop it, even after tearful pleas by Hedren. His treatment of "his blonds" was abominable and well-documented, but he was obsessed with Tippi Hedren was the worst! When she rebuffed his attempted rape during the filming of "The Birds", he extended the attic scene where she's attacked by maniacal birds, from one day to five days, and instead of mechanical birds, used dozens of real birds! So the bloody pecks on Tippi's beautiful face are real and Hitch was likely an undiagnosed sociopath! Great movies though..so there's that!
@candide1065
Жыл бұрын
you should definitely seek help
@USAFmedicVET
Жыл бұрын
@@candide1065 From your therapist?
@nickthestick8963
6 жыл бұрын
Italian horror!
@TheSouthpaw217
6 жыл бұрын
Italian horror.
@GiantBrother
6 жыл бұрын
We're soon entering the early 40s, the world war 2 era. Please do a video about war propaganda movies.
@goldendreams3437
6 жыл бұрын
Now to wait for 1941! Yay baby! Which film will it be for 1941
@karlkarlos3545
6 жыл бұрын
I would give my old childhood sled if i knew which one is next.
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