Hitchcock

Yes, as soon as we see the brother's true nature, I immediately thought this movie reminded me of Hitchcock films. That's my opinion, as well as a few others, and we are entitled to our own opinions.



Although I've been a member of IMDB since 2007, this is a NEW ACCOUNT because my previous account is apparently irrevocably LOST!

Not really. But the review on All Movie Guide compares Preminger`s and Hitchcock`s methods of cultivating a sense of unease thusly: "While Hitchcock preferred to create drama by drawing attention to physical objects, Preminger does so by simply drawing out scenes. Each long take is a little too long, each silence is a little too lengthy and each character seems to abuse his or her chance to talk. This combination manages to disconcert as well as mesmerize".



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Let's not forget that the film starred a somewhat smartly dressed beautiful blonde.

It's similar to The Lady Vanishes, which he directed.

Here is another similar story (a radio play):

https://ia600604.us.archive.org/13/items/OTRR_Suspense_Singles/Suspens e_431109_065_Cabin_B-13_-128-44-_27897_29m40s.mp3

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Only plotwise, not storywise or style.

It is about the same disappearance mystery as is Hitchcock's 'The Lady Vanishes', 'So Long At The Fair' (which tells about a true event in 1900), and 'Flight PLan' (with Jodie Foster).

Otherwise: very different from most Hitchcock films.

-I don't discriminate between entertainment
and arthouse. A film is a goddam film.-

If Otto Preminger was fifteen years younger I might agree with the similarities with Alfred Hitchcock.

But Otto had been making great films for over twenty-years at this point. In my opinion, LAURA equals just about anything Hitch did in the forties or fifties. And as far as the Film Noir template, LAURA surpasses most great director's work.

That said, BUNNY LAKE is pure Preminger, and it's the man back in form after... well, let's call an eight-year EXODUS from great films when another film that could be compared to Hitchcock came out, by Preminger, and using one of Alfred's stock leading men: James Stewart in ANATOMY OF A MURDER.

BUNNY LAKE and ANATOMY have a sort of Neo Noir vibe, in their own way, and the camerawork, in the usual Preminger fashion, is extremely creative and amazing.

So I wouldn't compare Otto to anyone but himself... Go back and watch his films in the 1940's and you'll see that the style and vibe, aura and rhythm of BUNNY LAKE is nothing new -- but at the same time, completely new and fresh. For that and any time.

There's a limitless artistic flow to it that Hitchcock doesn't have... on purpose, as he films most things on sets and is contained and in his own unique world. BUNNY LAKE feels like a piece of life through a unique perspective that's all belongs' to the director.

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