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Published on: 2008-10-23
Released on: 2008-10-28
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“The trouble today is that we don’t torture women enough.”—Alfred HitchcockIt is remarkable how infrequently, over a period of more than fifty years, Alfred Hitchcock spoke about the beautiful, legendary and talented actresses he directed. And when he did, his remarks were mostly indifferent and often hostile. But his leading ladies greatly enriched his films, even as many of them achieved international stardom precisely because of their work for Hitchcock—among the dozens of women were Madeleine Carroll, Joan Fontaine, Grace Kelly and Tippi Hedren. Yet he maintained a stony, insistent silence about the quality of their performances and their contributions to his art. Spellbound by Beauty—the final volume in master biographer Donald Spoto’s Hitchcock trilogy that began with The Art of Alfred Hitchcock and continued with The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock—is the fascinating, complex and finally tragic story of the great moviemaker and his female stars, the unusual ideas of sex and romance that inform his films and the Hollywood dreams that often became nightmares. Rich with fresh revelations based on previously undisclosed tapes, new interviews, private correspondence and personal papers made available only to the author, this thoughtful, compassionate yet explosive portrait details Hitchcock’s outbursts of cruelty, the shocking humor and the odd amalgam of adoration and contempt that time and again characterized Hitchcock’s obsessive relationships with women—and that also, paradoxically, fed his genius.He insisted, for example, that Madeleine Carroll submit herself to painful physical demands during the making of The 39 Steps. He harbored a poignantly unrequited love for Ingrid Bergman. He meticulously and deliberately constructed Grace Kelly’s image. Finally, he stalked, harassed and abused Tippi Hedren. His treatment of his daughter, Pat, was certainly unusual, while his strange marriage to his sometime collaborator Alma Reville was a union that (according to Hitchcock himself) was forever chaste after one incident. Spellbound by Beauty offers important insights into the life of a brilliant, powerful, eccentric and tortured artist, and it corrects a major gap in movie history by paying tribute at last to those extraordinarily talented actresses who gave so much to his films.From the Hardcover edition. Tippi Hedren Wikipdia Tippi Hedren ne Natalie Kay Hedren le 19 janvier 1930 New Ulm au Minnesota est une actrice amricaine et une militante de la cause animale. D'abord mannequin ... Steven Spielberg and Quint have an epic chat all about ... Steven Spielberg and Quint have an epic chat all about JAWS as it approaches its 36th Anniversary! Published at: June 6 2011 6:22 a.m. CST by quint Ingrid Bergman - Biography - IMDb Ingrid Bergman was one of the greatest actresses from Hollywood's lamented Golden Era. Her natural and unpretentious beauty and her immense acting talent made her one ... The Girl (2012 TV film) - Wikipedia The Girl is based on Donald Spoto's 2009 book Spellbound by Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies which examines the relationships between Alfred ... Deep Focus Review - The Definitives - Notorious (1946) Franois Truffaut called Alfred Hitchcocks Notorious the quintessential Hitchcock film as if there could be just one. Truffauts wise assessment in the ... Jamaica Inn Blu-ray - Charles Laughton - DVDBeaver "The film made a sizeable profit at the box-office because Hitchcock had developed a loyal following and reputation for entertaining pictures and because the film ... Alfred Hitchcock - IMDb Alfred Hitchcock Director: Psycho. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone Essex England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End ... Ben Hecht - Wikipedia Film historian Richard Corliss writes that "Ben Hecht was the Hollywood screenwriter...[and] it can be said without too much exaggeration that Hecht personifies ... Grace Kelly Books Grace Kelly Online This is a selection of books about Grace Kelly. If you are interested in acquiring an item listed here you can click on the title to read more information about it ... The 30 Greatest Actresses of Hollywoods Golden Age ... Hepburn Davis Garland and Temple are just a few celebrated names that rose to stardom between the late 1920s and the early 1960s. Old Hollywoods most ...
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