From what I've seen from Hitchcock (I have not finished his filmography yet) I find this film his most artistically shot film. My favorite(s) so far are "Spellbound" and "Psycho", but does anyone else think so?
shareHave you watched North by Northwest yet? I thought it at least more imaginatively shot.
shareYeah, "North by Northwest" would be a good competitor, the airplane in the fields, and obviously the entire ending sequence from the house to the mountain, were great, but as a whole, to me, I felt "To Catch a Thief" was the more artistically shot film.
What exactly do you mean about "more imaginatively shot" I'm curious? (most of what gets said on this site gets misinterpreted, I'm genuinely curious as to what you mean.)
What exactly do you mean about "more imaginatively shot" I'm curious?I just saw NbyNW as more at least creative in it's shooting. The scenes you mentioned would be the signatures of that. It is just stark and gritty. The camera makes the statement.
A very pretty film, but I don´t see anything extraordinarily "artistic" about it - compared to Hitchcock´s other works. At any rate, half the work was essentially done by the scenery of French Riviera which was already there long before Hitch arrived.
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I don't either except for the final chase on the rooftops. Rear Window, The Birds & North by Northwest stand out to me more in the "artistically shot" sense. Rear Window is truly amazingly shot for a totally stage-bound production, and basically from a very limited viewer point of view.
shareMost beautifully shot? Perhaps, mainly due to the location shooting. But about as "artistically" shot as most of his films, and some (Notorious, North by Northwest, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Vertigo) were more so. My definition of artistic includes: editing, lighting, camera angles, stuff like that.
shareYes,I loved the scenery,try to see "The trouble with Harry", shot in Vermont (I think) in the Autumn, some great scenes - and funny at times.
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If I'm remembering correctly, only a few scenes / shots were actually done on location in New England for The Trouble with Harry (obviously a number of the "establishing shots" at the beginning were among these). Most of it was done on soundstages (including nominally outdoor scenes).
shareDepends on what an individual would define as an artistically shot. My definition would by the specific uses of the more elegant micro elements such as the mise en scene and lighting. The Hitchcock film that comes to mind straight away is Vertigo.
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Vertigo, sadly, doesn't have the rich. lush artistry as does Thief . . . something many of his other films lack as well . . .
shareI think that AH wouldn't have wanted a lush look for Vertigo. It's a psychological mystery/thriller and has a naturalistic look with the mood created by the script, actors, and camera angles. Fwiw, it's my favorite AH film. And The Birds has grown on me significantly over the years. Very artful; very scary.
shareI'd say it's Rear Window or Rope, from what I've seen so far.
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I don't know, Rope just didn't do it for me, but Rear Window was pretty good, I agree. I love Notorious, and I've been watching a lot of his early films lately, 39 Steps is also fantastic.
shareI haven't seen Notorious nor 39 Steps yet, but I've heard good things from both.
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Notorious!
Has that crazy balcony shot amongst others. The drunk Bergman waking to a dark silhouette of Grant in the door. Everything about that film is amazing.
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It's all shot on real locations, with beatiful backgrounds of southern France (I think). It seems like a showcase of Vistavision possibilities. Probably the sharpest and most colorful film at that moment. However as far as cinematography goes, there isn't anything particularly unusual about it.
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