tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082665986019728269.post8083211839971909082..comments2012-12-20T04:52:54.902-08:00Comments on Andrew Welch: For the Love of Film - REAR WINDOW (1954)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686177963499129685noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082665986019728269.post-1034960362209833972012-05-18T06:28:07.192-07:002012-05-18T06:28:07.192-07:00What a smart, astute piece about a film I keep com...What a smart, astute piece about a film I keep coming back to -- more often than his others. Especially for your thoughts on why Jeff is such a difficult hero to like, at least at first, which seem dead-on.<br /><br />The best thing about this blog-a-thon is the chance to learn about so many people's terrific blogs -- and yours is one of my favorites. Happy to meet you, Andrew!<br /><br />One more thing: Blogspot keeps deleting my comments when I try to post. Not sure there's anything you can do except alert them that their commenting program is glitchy.<br /><br />FeminemaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082665986019728269.post-31034783155971664912012-05-17T10:55:15.247-07:002012-05-17T10:55:15.247-07:00Great piece of analysis on how the neighbors can b...Great piece of analysis on how the neighbors can be fractured bits of Jeff's psyche. Lisa can also be seen as a projection of his psyche, when she, not Jeff, goes in to search Thorwald's apartment. She functions as his double there (and it's also the moment when Jeff seems to finally become interested in her). <br /><br />Interesting bit about Hitchcock's grudge as mentioned in the previous comment - Hitch apparently resented Selznick's interference during Rebecca. But Hitch wasn't the only one who could carry a grudge and carry it further into his art. Olivier admitted that his make-up for the title character in Richard III was based on the stage producer Jed Harris, with whom Olivier had worked in the early 30s and whom he heartily despised. So he used Harris' face for one of Shakespeare's greatest villains!grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082665986019728269.post-905583865910394792012-05-17T09:45:30.963-07:002012-05-17T09:45:30.963-07:00Interesting bit of trivia: Hitchcock chose Raymond...Interesting bit of trivia: Hitchcock chose Raymond Burr as Thorwald because of his resemblance to <a href="http://www.havelshouseofhistory.com/Selznick,%20David%20O.jpg" rel="nofollow">David O. Selznick</a>. Hitch could carry a grudge.Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082665986019728269.post-87805963117744429882012-05-17T08:09:59.190-07:002012-05-17T08:09:59.190-07:00I like your notion of the doubling of the hero and...I like your notion of the doubling of the hero and villain here. I've always seen this film (and I'm probably not original here) as discussing the anxieties of urban life the way "Shadow of a Doubt" talks about small towns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com