Comments on: I Confess (1953) http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:40:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Justine http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 Justine Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:57:58 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/#comment-2187 Don't be too impressed with my geography skills because I live in Quebec (Montreal to be exact, but I have visited Quebec City). I agree with you on the German Expressionism, even the dream feels out of tone from his usual approach. It's interesting that the French New Wave filmmakers really adored this, and many considered it among his best work. Don’t be too impressed with my geography skills because I live in Quebec (Montreal to be exact, but I have visited Quebec City). I agree with you on the German Expressionism, even the dream feels out of tone from his usual approach. It’s interesting that the French New Wave filmmakers really adored this, and many considered it among his best work.

]]> By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 Joe Valdez Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:20:54 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/#comment-2132 Jeff: I had never even heard of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armond_White">Armond White</a> before you pointed this out, so thanks! In terms of suspense, <em>I Confess</em> is not very satisfying at all, with a hero who remains passive throughout, but when you look at it purely in terms of style, it ranks among Hitchcock’s boldest films. Damian: You’re right. There was suspense in the film, just a different type. I couldn’t get past how passive the hero was. I know a priest can’t very well go around getting in pub brawls, but the original script was supposed to have been much more charged than the finished product ended up being. Justine: I'd never even heard of Quebec City before this movie, so your geographic skills impress me. The visual cues in this movie seemed inspired by German expressionism, <em>Dr. Caligari</em> and so on. Cobblestone streets, spooky angles or shadows never go out of style. Jeff: I had never even heard of Armond White before you pointed this out, so thanks! In terms of suspense, I Confess is not very satisfying at all, with a hero who remains passive throughout, but when you look at it purely in terms of style, it ranks among Hitchcock’s boldest films.

Damian: You’re right. There was suspense in the film, just a different type. I couldn’t get past how passive the hero was. I know a priest can’t very well go around getting in pub brawls, but the original script was supposed to have been much more charged than the finished product ended up being.

Justine: I’d never even heard of Quebec City before this movie, so your geographic skills impress me. The visual cues in this movie seemed inspired by German expressionism, Dr. Caligari and so on. Cobblestone streets, spooky angles or shadows never go out of style.

]]> By: Justine http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-2128 Justine Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:54:17 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/#comment-2128 I like this film more than most, but I'm somewhat biased as I'm completely in love with Quebec City and the film is a beautiful showcase of it. Hitch' uses the "ancient" surroundings to his advantage, using the dark and twisting lanes and the ever present cross to work at Clift's character. I like this film more than most, but I’m somewhat biased as I’m completely in love with Quebec City and the film is a beautiful showcase of it. Hitch’ uses the “ancient” surroundings to his advantage, using the dark and twisting lanes and the ever present cross to work at Clift’s character.

]]> By: Damian http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Damian Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:07:28 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/#comment-2044 Another Hitchcock film that I fnally saw a short while ago and which I really liked. I found that <i>I Confess</i> was more suspenseful in an emotional/spiritual sense rather than a visceral/psychological one (as was typical with Hitchcock). Another Hitchcock film that I fnally saw a short while ago and which I really liked. I found that I Confess was more suspenseful in an emotional/spiritual sense rather than a visceral/psychological one (as was typical with Hitchcock).

]]> By: Jeff McM http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-2030 Jeff McM Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:09:37 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/23/i-confess-1953/#comment-2030 Armond White also wrote a rave about this when the DVD was released a couple of years ago. Armond White also wrote a rave about this when the DVD was released a couple of years ago.

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