Our journey with Hitchcock so far has been a long one, but we've finally made it to America with his first American film, and his only film to win an Academy Award for best picture.A young woman meets a rich widower abroad and returns to his Cornwall mansion with him, only to find out that the memory of his dead wife haunts both him and the staff of the house. A wonderful masterpiece of Gothic film, that is beautifully shot. The film reminded me, on a few occasions, of Welles' work, particularly Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons - which leads to me believe that Welles must have seen this film and it stuck with him.
While the film does feel a bit slow and lengthy, it picks up in the third act and provides a very thrilling ride with lots of suspense to keep the audience guessing. Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine work perfectly together, and together create a suspenseful ghost story that proves why Hitchcock is one of the best.
Now that I've mad it to Hitchcock's American films, I can't wait to watch, and re-watch for those I've seen before, the rest of them.
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