Rebecca Movie Studyguide
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Who made Rebecca?
Alfred Hitchcock
When?
1940
Who produced it?
David O. Selznick
Significance relating to Hitchcock:
his first American film
Won academy reward for ______________
best picture (Hitchcock didn't win best director though)
Released at the beggining of ________
WWII
What were people drawn to at the time?
suspenseful yet elegant dramas
Blends what elements of thrillers?
romance, mystery, psychological elements
What category of film?
Gothic
Why does it matter?
- established Hitchcock in Hollywood
- helped define psychological suspense genre
- remains one of the most studied Gothic films in cinema history
What does a gothic film usually include?:
a _______, ___________ setting (often mansion or castle)
dark, mysterious
______________________ that haunt the present
secrets from the past
______________ tension and ____________ intensity
psychological, emotional
themes of _________, _________, __________, and __________
death, identity, repression, obsession
atmosphere of _________ and __________
dread, suspense
Gothic setting in Rebecca?
Manderley
How so?
isolated on the English coast, Grand but oppressive architecture, Long hallways, shadows, curtains, Rebecca's preserved bedroom
What does Manderley represent?
memory, control, and Rebecca's lingering power
The _____________ was a set of self-imposed moral rules that controlled American motion pictures from 1930 to 1968, with strict enforcement beginning in 1934.
Hays Code