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"Rebecca" (1940) DVD |
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"Rebecca"
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• Much-loved classic film
• Outstanding direction, performances, cinematography
• Compelling story and characters are unforgettable
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• Uneven production quality in original movie
• Acting occasionally stagy
• May be too melodramatic for some |
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I am thrilled to own the Criterion Collection DVD set containing
"Rebecca." The picture and sound quality are terrific,
and the DVDs are packed with interesting and informative special
features. If you have any interest at all in older American
films, this is a DVD set you'll treasure.
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Two-disc Criterion Collection DVD set containing classic film "Rebecca"
(1940) |
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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, "Rebecca" stars Laurence Olivier
and Joan Fontaine |
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DVDs have interesting and informative special features, including
scholarly commentary |
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| Reviewed by Ivana Redwine |
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"Rebecca" (1940)
"Rebecca" is a gothic romance about a young woman (Joan
Fontaine) who marries a widower (Laurence Olivier) and goes to live
with him at his vast estate Manderley. This is one of my favorites
because Hitchcock brilliantly suffuses the film with an air of mystery
and dread as the young woman gradually discovers the circumstances
surrounding the death of the landowner's previous wife Rebecca. Because
the spooky housekeeper (Judith Anderson) does everything she can to
keep the memory of the late Rebecca alive at Manderley, the young
woman comes to feel the estate is haunted. This is a beautifully made
and compelling film, and it is one of my favorites by director Alfred
Hitchcock. I love the movie's first line: "Last night I dreamt
I went to Manderley again." |
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