Analysis of 7 Films by Alfred Hitchcock

Briefly, the story begins in a Music Hall where Hannay, a Canadian living in London, meets the mysterious Annabella Smith who says she is a spy being followed by spies. He doesn't quite believe her until early the next morning when she falls dead with a knife in her back. From that point on he is on the run. Using Annabella's map, he goes to Scotland to try to prove his innocence. He tries to hide in Pamela's (Madeleine Carroll) compartment on the train, but she turns him in to the police. He gets away time and again as both police and spies chase him across the countryside. He ends up being handcuffed to the same woman who turned him in the first time round. She eventually believes in his innocence, however, and helps him to track down the spy ring and the state secret that is being taken out of the country.

One of the first noticeable characteristics of this film is the lighting and atmosphere. Almost all the shots take place at night or in the foggy gloom. Annabella's appearance is dark, she wears dark clothing, is a brunette and dies dramatically, whereas Pamela is a blonde and parta

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nd carries the wife over the threshold and they end in a long romantic kiss. Then the music changes to a mournful tune about waiting for love and the audience is shown "Miss Lonelyhearts" as she fixes a candlelight dinner and then goes to the door to let her phantom lover in. Later, when Jeff is talking to a friend of his about modern marriage and the term "discussion" versus "nag," the audience sees the salesman and his invalid wife as she tells him what he did wrong with the meal he fixed for her. The movie continues in that vein, using the lives of the other apartment dwellers to underscore the drama that is occurring in Jeff's life. As the drama unfolds for Jeff in his love life, and as his suspicion of Thorwald grows, the little dramas in the apartments unfold as well. "Miss Torso" has to not only juggle suitors, but also fight off the unwanted ones after they bring her home. "Miss Lonelyhearts" ends up kicking out her date when he tries to force himself on her and is seen lining up pills and reading her Bible in anticipation of committing suicide shortly thereafter. Finally, a climax in the miniature cinema is reached when the married couple with the dog find him with his neck broken. In the end, Jeff's suspicion
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