The 10 best hitchcockian movies not by alfred hitchcock. Horror fans and hipsters alike are lovingly poked fun at in this movie, and its hard not to snicker a little bit. Giulio is a creeping peeping tom, and theres no way around it. Im not familiar with the rest of dario argentos work, but if the rest of his films are this dry, dull, or plain dumb, then keep the rest of his films the hell away from me too. The film is a homage to the acclaimed thriller film director alfred hitchcock.
A year after the release of hitchcocks final film, family plot, came this mel brooks parody in which the director plays a man wrongly accused of murder, a common trope of many hitch films. A book of interviews of alfred hitchcock, in which he was one of the first to show how hitch was a real author. Alfred hitchcock withheld the ending of the movie from the cast. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. In fact, im sure just about everyone on this site loves hitchcock. All of the houses on giulios block are both historic and timeless at once, just the way theyd look in any hitchcock classic. Quartet records and cinevox are proud to present the cd premiere of pino donaggios terrific hitchcock homage to dario argentos television movie do you like hitchcock filled with dozens of references to rear window, strangers on a train, dial m for murder, vertigo and even marnie, dario argentos foray into television is a nice exercise from the giallo maestro, exercising his. A voyeuristic film student senses foul play when a murder strikes at the. Do you like hitchcock is a worthwhile thriller and i personally rated it higher than darios. An unknown woman wearing some open, seethrough lingerie that reveals her breasts and a glimpse of bush as she selects a book to read and lies on her stomach on a couch. Splicing rear window and strangers on a train, originality. Argento, over the years, has obviously come to know his audience.
A college film student, obsessed with the works of alfred hitchcock, investigates a murder committed in the apartment building across from his and suspects that his seductive neighbor hired a girlfriend to commit the deed. Giulio elio germano is a student in film studies, busy writing his dissertation on german expressionism. Full movie in hd visit movie 14229 in 1990, as a boy, giulio was chased through the woods by two wom. The last shot of the movie, which shows the characters looking at real estate listings in the park, is jazzed up through the use of a hitchcock zoom so named because hitchcock helped. What movies or directors are similar to hitchcocks style. Do you like hitchcock has its pleasures a minimalist style that argento manages to work around in order to deliver some genuine thrills and chills, and a hilarious character that takes the. He was under contract and was politely told to make topaz by staying close to the plot, characters and structure of the novel. Full movie in hd visit movie 14229 in 1990, as a boy, giulio was chased through the woods by two. Do you like hitchcock had swell ideas, a semi smooth pace, some amusing movie fanboy allusions and at least one edgy scene.
Hitchcock teamed with legendary hollywood actors like cary grant, ingrid bergman and jimmy stewart, but he also enlisted the help of talents from outside the film world. While few fans will be tempted to refer to do you like hitchcock. He becomes convinced that a murder that occurred is exactly like one depicted in a hitchcock film and he is determined to uncover the plot. This suspicion is what made films like shadow of a doubt and family plot so interesting as hitchcock realized that one of the truly horrific crimes are those committed by family members, by injecting this imagery into a narrative construct, hitchcock was able to secure the pathos of his audience by interweaving our love of our family members.
Much like hitchcock had the great ability to do, argento makes us want to live on the street where his movie takes place. One other factor, not to be overlooked in do you like hitchcock. The psycho shower scene, an inconvenient case of vertigo, and a brutal bird attack complete with droppings all get skewered in this funny flick. With elio germano, chiara conti, elisabetta rocchetti, cristina brondo. With a movie like this, im simply trying my hardest not to complain. But when reel obsession leads to real danger, one question alone holds the key to terror.
A voyeuristic film student senses foul play when a murder strikes at the apartment complex across the street, but the plot, which references such hitchcock classics as hitchcock and. Shot in turin, the center of silentera italian cinema, dario argentos do you like hitchcock. One day, while stopping by the local video store, he overhears two young women. Observing starts to veer into spying on, after he notices the beautifuland nakedsasha elisabetta rocchetti, who lives with her domineering mother in the apartment across the street. Which film of alfred hitchcock do you like the least. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. Gangrenes recommended movie of the week do you like. Body double, dressed to kill and later films like raising cain or passion have his trademark stamp on them but to descend into outr. Its no doubt great fun for a hitchcock aficionado to spot all the references, i particularly liked the vertigo inspired ending. Take, for instance, the video store, in which so many crucial scenes occur. Film student and peeping tom since he was a wee twerp giulio germano loves hitchcock films, is a dick with his girlfriend, peeps on the nude hottie across the. A guy watches through a pair of binoculars, and gets a nice view of her buns as well. Elisabetta rocchetti being watched by a guy with binoculars as she stands in her window naked and then in a red bra, giving the guy a look at her breasts, buns and bush in the process.
Radiotelevisione italiana genesis films rai trade firm. The story doesnt get muddled up with scenes that dont contribute to the story or dialogue that doesnt give us an insight to the characters. A voyeuristic film student senses foul play when a murder strikes at the apartment complex across the street, but the plot, which references such hitchcock classics as rear window and strangers on a train, is less important than the style. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Surprisingly, argentos italian tv movie do you like hitchcock. This was all intentional, as alfred hitchcocks next film was the birds. Film student giulio elio germano notices two girls, federica chiara conti and sasha elisabetha rocchetti, haggling over a hitchcock video in his local video store, then spies on them after learning that sasha lives in the apartment across from his. With the films taut suspense, witty humor, and alluring leading ladies, im sure hitchcock would bestow his dry approval. Some argento trademarks are present but on the whole it doesnt always look like its one of his films.
Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, scary and psychological films with plots about crimes, deadly, murder, danger, psychopath, serial killer and mystery mostly in thriller, mystery and horror genres. In her video essay alfred hitchcock and the art of pure cinema for art regard, luiza liz lopes does a fantastic job of breaking down what it is exactly that makes a film hitchcockian. A college film student, obsessed with the works of alfred hitchcock. When you throw around hitchcockian as a blanket term like that, you really lose an appreciation for what exactly makes a hitchcock movie so unique. Im not familiar with the rest of dario argentos work, but if the rest of his films are this dry, dull, or plain dumb. Do you like hitchcock has its pleasures a minimalist style that argento.
Cristina brondo, elio germano, emanuela cuglia, chiara conti, nicola rondolino, elisabetta rocchetti, lynn swanson, ivan morales, ivan morales, horacio jose grigaitis, edoardo stoppa, elena maria bellini, horacio jose grigaitis, giuseppe lo console, milvia marigliano. Hitch considered the movie a compliment, and sent brooks a. The filmmaker often referred to as the italian hitchcock literally embraces that longstanding comparison with a tense little madefortelevision thriller that serves as a minor albeit passably entertaining homage to the man responsible for such hits as psycho and the birds. The film was nominated for best tvmovie at the 2006 barcelona film awards. If you really like hitchcock, stay the hell away from this movie. Tv is a film directed by dario argento with elio germano, chiara conti, cristina brondo, giuseppe lo console, year. Elio germano, chiara conti, elisabetta rocchetti, cristina brondo, ivan morales. Giulio elio germano is a film student with a penchant for observing his neighbors. A voyeuristic film student senses foul play when a murder strikes at the apartment complex across the street, but the plot, which references such hitchcock classics as hitchcock and more.