Soupçons

Titre original : Suspicion

1941
G
1h 39m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,3/10

44 k

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Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Soupçons (1941)

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Film Noir Drama Mystery Thriller

Une jeune héritière timide épouse un charmant gentleman et commence bientôt à soupçonner qu'il a l'intention de l'assassiner.Une jeune héritière timide épouse un charmant gentleman et commence bientôt à soupçonner qu'il a l'intention de l'assassiner.Une jeune héritière timide épouse un charmant gentleman et commence bientôt à soupçonner qu'il a l'intention de l'assassiner.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,3/10

44 k

MA NOTE

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A remporté 1 oscar
- 5 victoires et 2 nominations au total

General McLaidlaw
(as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

Nigel Bruce

Beaky

May Whitty

Mrs. McLaidlaw
(as Dame May Whitty)

Isabel Jeans

Mrs. Newsham

Heather Angel

Ethel [Maid]

Auriol Lee

Isobel Sedbusk

Reginald Sheffield

Reggie Wetherby

Leo G. Carroll

Captain Melbeck

Billy Bevan

Ticket Taker
(uncredited)

Faith Brook

Alice Barham
(uncredited)

Violet Campbell

Mrs. Barham
(uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Burton
(uncredited)

David Clyde

Trunk Man
(uncredited)

Clyde Cook

Photographer
(uncredited)

Alec Craig

Hogarth Club Desk Clerk
(uncredited)

Carol Curtis-Brown

Jessie Barham
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
In interviews, Sir Alfred Hitchcock said that an RKO executive ordered that all scenes in which Cary Grant appeared menacing be excised from the movie. When the cutting was completed, the movie ran only fifty-five minutes. The scenes were later restored, Hitchcock said, because he shot each piece of film so that there was only one way to edit them together properly. This is a technique called 'in-camera editing', a trick Hitchcock had already employed a year before during filming of Rebecca (1940), to prevent producer David O. Selznick from interfering with the final cut of the movie.

Gaffes
Although Johnnie admits to Lina, after taking an extremely expensive house, that he is broke, they continue to live there, employ servants, and run a very expensive car. No explanation is made of how they can afford this. The job Johnnie later gets, in an estate manager's office, would pay only a small part of these running costs.

Citations
Johnnie: Well, well. You're the first woman I've ever met who said yes when she meant yes.

Autres versions
A colorized version of the film was produced. It has been available on VHS (Turner Home Entertainment) in NTSC format for a while. A dual black & white/colorized Region-2 DVD version has been released in 2003 by Universal in PAL format.

Connexions
Edited into Les Cadavres ne portent pas de costard (1982)

Bandes originales
Wiener Blut, op. 354 (Viennese Blood)
(1871) (uncredited)
Written by Johann Strauss
Arranged by Roy Webb

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One of my favorites

The first time I saw this movie, I was kind of undecided. I had taped an Alfred Hitchcock marathon on TV and I only watched it for the sake of watching another Hitchcock film. The second time though, was in the back seat of a conversion van on a LONG road trip and I had a lot of time on my hands, so the more movies I had to watch, the better.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Having read about the movie, I knew that the ending wasn't Alfred Hitchcock's first choice, but I thought the final shot was very beautifully filmed, and the ending was ok with me.

Of course, the whole movie is beautifully filmed in brilliant sunlight. I think the only really dark scene is the milk one. However, the theme of a woman suspecting that her husband is a murderer is indeed dark.

The movie is about Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine) who marries the rascally Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant). She slowly begins to suspect that he is plotting to murder her for money, and it certainly doesn't help when his best friend dies under mysterious circumstances. Fontaine is excellent in her role and she certainly deserved her Oscar.

The movie is really quite entertaining. Many people consider Rebecca or Notorious Hitchcock's best movie of the 40's. I like both films a lot, but something about Suspicion makes it my personal favorite of the decade.

This is a must-see for Hitchcock fans. Full of classic performances and of course, suspensefully directed!