Review of North by Northwest (1959) by Juan Manuel A — 14 Feb 2011
MagnÃfica pelÃcula del gran Hitchcock, he de confesar que tengo debilidad por su cine. PelÃcula que el maestro consideraba como paradigma de su cine en Estados Unidos. En à (C)l convergen el ciudadano normal que se ve atrapado en una vorágine de hechos que no entiende en absoluto, la mujer rubia que no es lo que parece, el malo distinguido y cruel a la vez.
Hay de todo en esta pelÃcula: acción; drama; romanticismo y sobre todo suspense. Cary Grant está excepcional en ese papel de tipo amable y encantador con un toque de ironÃa. Eva M Saint, bien en su papel de agente secreto (preciosa con ese vestido de rosas rojas), excelente el británico James Mason y el joven Martin Landau.
La pelÃcula tiene momentos para el recuerdo: el asesinato en la ONU (con dificultades para grabar), el viaje en el tren (con la famosa escena final de la entrada en el tunel), el intento de asesinato con la avioneta fumigadora (7 minutos sin diálogo y ni se nota) y la persecución en el Monte Rushmore.
Con un gran guión de Lehman y una magnÃfica banda sonora del maestro Herrmann. Imprescindible........Magnificent movie of the great Hitchcock, I have to confess that I take weakness as his cinema.
Movie that the teacher was considering to be a paradigm of his cinema in The United States. On him they converge the normal citizen who meets caught in a maelstrom of facts that he does not understand by no means, the blond woman who is not what seems, the distinguished and cruel villain simultaneously.
It is of everything in this movie: action; drama; romanticism and especially suspense. Cary Grant is exceptional in this paper of nice and charming type with a touch of irony. Eve M Saint, good in his paper of secret agent (precious with this garment of red roses), excellent the Britisher James Mason and the young person Martin Landau.
The movie has moments for the recollection: the murder in the UNO (with difficulties to record), the trip in the train (with the famous final scene of the entry in the tunnel), the attempt of murder with the light aircraft sprayer (7 minutes without dialog and it is not even obvious) and the pursuit in the Mount Rushmore.
With Lehman's great script and a magnificent sonorous band of the teacher Herrmann. Indispensable.
This review of North by Northwest (1959) was written by Juan Manuel A on 14 Feb 2011.
North by Northwest has generally received very positive reviews.
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