This movie is almost entirely built on performance, a gentle balance between Cary Grant exuding enigmatic charm, easy duplicitousness, and barely concealed malice, often within the same scene. The audience is set to interpret the variations in how he presents himself along with Joan Fontaine, our heroine. It’s a journey that starts as a rather simple romance and steadily turns more and more sinister as we, along with Fontaine, lose our grip with what could be real and what could be just a figme...
Published on June 25, 2020 04:22