![]() ![]() at the mantle in the composer's apartment. "Slap!" — To watch the funeral scene is to peer into the core of the 'To Catch a Thief'-mechanism: a Hitch-wound* biography of the man who went by "Cary Grant." all while playing the bon français with such sartorial panache. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click Apply Filter. A catch for any woman Director: Alfred Hitchcock OVERALL: Draw Click a link to jump to that release. He takes to the roofs (so adeptly), he squats in the chimney-crannies, this American who moved to France, who became a thief, who became a Resistance fighter (for the sake of his own freedom, consequently, as much as the country's), who became a vintner and a flower-harvester. To Catch a Thief (Blu-ray) (1955) WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe. She screams to Cary Grant (shortly after the fireworks burst in one of Hitch's best scenes) — "You stole mother's jewels!" For Grant, Kelly's sex is a mystery (see the shadow-cowl'd face while the ice around her neck glistens) he is the Celibate, the Thief who steals the jewels for no effective gain, generative or psychosexual. Her rival, "Frances" (aren't they all! / Grace Kelly) works for her mother, as a sexual proxy. "Parles anglais!" (barks the dubbed Charles Vanel) —ĭanielle (Brigitte Auber) works for her father. One page of the account-book reads: John Robie (Cary Grant): "former cat burglar of Paris before the war" > The New York Herald Tribune = Art ("And I'm Dead") Buchwald <= Gina Lollobrigida. ![]() If this is taking a break, then once upon a time Monsieur Hulot really did tear the cosmos in two. After all, shooting in Europe, you get to "write off" your expenses. Some thoughts I wrote recently on my blog-thing:Ī tourist vision of France, "movie France," because 'To Catch a Thief' (1955) is what it looks like when Alfred Hitchcock goes on vacation. 'To Catch a Thief' may not be in the absolutely top tier of Hitchcock, but it's still an absolutely brilliant film. ![]()
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