What Classics Did You See Last Week (December 3-9)

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unex — 2 years ago(December 13, 2023 01:07 PM)

If it is his only film you haven't seen then it is probably worth watching no matter how good or bad it is.

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spiderwort — 2 years ago(December 13, 2023 01:25 PM)

I agree! And I'll watch it the next chance I get. As I said, I'm surprised I haven't seen it already.

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unex — 2 years ago(December 13, 2023 01:11 PM)

In the Hitchcock-Truffaut book he is still upset about the movie and Laughton's performance at least 23 years later.

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Doghouse-6 — 2 years ago(December 13, 2023 03:52 PM)

Yes, I remember. Once Hitchcock had settled on his evaluations and anecdotes to represent any of his pictures, they tended to remain unaltered over the years.
He never spoke much about other directors, and even more rarely by name, but I'd love to know what his opinion was of Laughton as a director, and his boldly-stylized and astonishing
Night of the Hunter
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Poe! You are…avenged!

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/.​ — 2 years ago(December 11, 2023 08:04 PM)

Love these old classic musicals.
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spiderwort — 2 years ago(December 12, 2023 02:27 PM)

What a debut for Leslie Caron!