![]() ![]() It is certainly easy to understand why the property appealed to Hitchcock. In the end, it would turn out to be a very nice investment for both parties. The director had originally purchased the rights to David Dodge’s novel as a property for his Transatlantic production company before the book was even published for $15,000, but he was able to make a healthy profit after the company went under by selling it to Paramount for $105,000. It is this moment that he spoke of most when discussing To Catch a Thief. The moment described in the above quote is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most memorable screen kisses (and his filmography is filled with them). And then, when Cary Grant accompanies her to the door of her hotel room, what does she do? She thrusts her lips right up to his mouth…” –Alfred Hitchcock (Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock, 1966) If sex is too blatant or obvious, there’s no suspense…I deliberately photographed Grace Kelly ice-cold and I kept cutting to her profile, looking classical, beautiful, and distant. “Sex on the screen should be suspenseful, I feel. Notes: Paramount originally released “To Catch a Thief ” on Blu-ray in 2012, but this new “Paramount Presents ” edition offers a different image and sound transfer. ![]() Subtitles: English, English SDH, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Japanese, and Finnish Offbeat Blu-ray Review: Arsenic and Old Lace - The Criterion CollectionĢ.0 Mono Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital.Book Interview: The Young Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Making Masterclass.DVD Announcement: I Am Alfred Hitchcock.Book Announcement: The Architecture of Suspense - The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock. ![]()
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