Review of Marnie (1964) by City Lights B — 22 Oct 2007
Although this Hitchcock effort was overlooked and regarded as a failure during its theatrical run, there's more to 'Marnie' than what meets the eye. Another of Hitchcock's psychological thrillers, Tippi Hedren plays Marnie Edgar who has many alternate identities as she moves from place to place, planning to steal substantial amounts of money from wealthy men.
She applies for a job at a publishing company run by Mark Rutland (Connery) who recognises her as the one who stole money from one of his business partners. But instead of turning in Marnie, he waits until she commits the crime before confronting her.
Hoping to bury her crimes, Mark forces Marnie to marry him, and succeeding this marriage Mark tries to uncover the mysteries surrounding her past and her strange erratic behaviour. A good use of colours much like 'Vertigo' gives this a great touch.
It's not Hitchcock's best, but this production is pretty good and Connery delivers a terrific performance. Worth seeing.
This review of Marnie (1964) was written by City Lights B on 22 Oct 2007.
Marnie has generally received positive reviews.
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