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Jan 21, 2024marcos_santiago rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Historical significant and well made, but not the director's best movie. The media itself: Absolutely amazing Criterion edition with 2 disc's, with so many bonus features, and several of these features are very insightful, definitely…
Dec 27, 2023abelinsa rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
The Hitchcock filmography was almost 60 silent and sound films and THIS ONE was the only one to win the Oscar for Best Picture? I didn't get it. The movie was long, took a while to get going by the time of the big climax, I was just glad…
Jul 21, 2023emmckee rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I recently read the book so I wanted to see this version since it was by Hitchcock and Selznick. It was pretty good and kept to the plot of the book well enough but I didn't necessarily think it was amazing. For one thing I didn't really…
Aug 01, 2022The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The only Alfred Hitchcock movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture, the movie’s producer, David O. Selznick, forced Hitchcock to stick with the details of the popular Daphne Du Maurier novel, about a woman haunted by memories of her…
Jul 20, 202210000mefest rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
One of Hitchcock's most well known classics. Lawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine star in this 1940 film based on a novel by Daphne DuMaurier. Elements of "rags to riches" and "fish out of water" are the bait that draw the viewer into a…
Jun 27, 2022kenschroeder rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I understand this is considered a Hitchcock classic but I was quite disappointed in the film compared to the novel. Had to quit about halfway through the film. I suggest you read the original magnificent novel and avoid this film.
Oct 17, 2021richmole rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Is it fair to judge a very old movie (81 years old as I write this) by today's standards? Probably not. So, let's judge Rebecca against others made within a couple of years, namely, Gone With The Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Hunchback of Notre…
May 13, 20211aa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A very good film, though it has some awkward aspects to it (what is the wife's name?; stilted exposition scenes; and a few incongruities). The music is excellent, as are the performances. The commentary/ criticism track for this film is…
Dec 18, 2020AydinK rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A very faithful adaptation of the novel--nearly line for line--with the exception of the single most crucial and compelling plot point, so as to comply with the Hays Code. Laurence Olivier isn't how I'd have casted Maximilian de Winter,…
Dec 15, 2020dirtbag rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very dated. I thought it was funny that DeWinter referred to her as a little fool and she still married him. Women had very different lives back in the day. The acting is good and you care about the characters.
Oct 28, 2020BraveNOTPerfect rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
To express myself in JT words....Netflix try to do remake of the same movie sucks....this one, doesn’t!
Jul 14, 2020bdehler rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very good movie and story...timeless story.
Apr 17, 2020victoriadouglas135 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Eery
May 18, 2019TBrien rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Haunting and a bit bewildering, "Rebecca" stands the test of time and asks a universal question: can we ever really escape our ghosts?
Feb 17, 2019nivlem rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wow. Such a great film with terrific performances. The way Hitchcock uses shadows is so effective. Can't believe I only saw this in 2019. It's no wonder that the film has so many memorable often-quoted lines and imitated characters. …
Jan 10, 2019
Great nostalgia. For me its the best opening line for book or movie I’ve ever heard. By today’s acting, it seems very stilted, and some of the close ups in cars are obviously using a moving backdrop. However it’s still worth seeing,…
Jun 23, 2018ThomasJWhiting rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
GOOD 1940 film - Alfred Hitchcock's first American film. I especially enjoyed the very good camera work as a scene started and then the camera would do a bit of movement to show off the fine production setting - lots of terrific scenery…
Jan 17, 2018ba_library rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I don’t think I have ever seen this Hitchcock film! Starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier based on a novel by Daphane Du Maurier. A young woman (Fontaine) works as a companion to an older woman on vacation in Monte Carlo. They…
Nov 26, 2017VicariousME rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This movie took me to another place where I was entertained. There was suspense and a plot that developed at a pace that teased without the torment of boredom. When I thought all hope was lost, the main characters proven to be triumphant.
Oct 13, 2017Nursebob rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Hitchcock's first Hollywood film (and only Oscar winner) is an over-the-top gothic love story laced with fog and shadows; where steely glances cast daggers and a pervasive sense of gloom threatens to snuff out any hint of happiness.…
Jan 26, 2016
Have you seen Hitchcock's Rebecca? Has it been a while since you've seen this film? It had been a while since I'd seen this film, and it was great! I stayed up way past my bedtime watching this movie because I couldn't wait to find out…
Oct 23, 2014lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Hitchcock's first American film.
Oct 14, 2014garycornell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Alfred Hitchcock proves once again that he is the master of suspense. He made "Rebecca" in 1940 with Laurence Olivier playing the wealthy Maxim de Winter and Joan Fontaine plays his new wife after Rebecca de Winter died in a boating…
Sep 09, 2014akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a 1940 American psychological drama-thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Joan Fontaine is absolutely perfect in the role of the second Mrs. DeWinter, taking a character that could have become a cloying bore in less capable…
Jul 04, 2014midnight_fleur28 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great film....Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine are amazing. A must watch!!