Episode #413

Rope

(1948)

 

Murder can be an art, too…

So, Hitchcock is doing some THINGS. He’s out on his own away from Selznick for the first time in Hollywood, and he’s come out with a big swing: can we shoot a movie with no cuts? All one take? Or, at least the illusion of that? And how would such a real-time filming method influence the drama that unfolds? Kinda blew our mind that–apparently–Hitch was the first director to ever try this. And he has ol’ Jimmy Stewart along for the ride to add some gravitas. So, how did it work? We watch and discuss!

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by Film School | Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive

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