Marnie (DVD)

Marnie is one of my favourite Hitchcock movies. It stars the beautiful Tippi Hedren as Marnie Edgar and the gorgeous Sean Connery as Mark Rutland, with support from Diane Baker as Lil and Louise Latham as Bernice Edgar, and was released in 1964. The script was written by Jay Presson Allen and the book (of the same name) from which it was inspired was written by Winston Graham. Alan Napier appears as Mark’s father (remember him? He was Alfred in the original TV series of Batman!) The film runs for 130 minutes and is certified 15 due to some adult and violent scenes. The original (and extremely atmospheric) music for the film was by Bernard ...  Read the complete review

Introduction Being a fan of crime/thriller/psychological dramas, Alfred Hitchcock films have always appealed to me and I now have quite a collection. This is not one of the most famous of Alfred Hitchcock's films, but I believe it has been under-estimated and should be better-known than it is. The film was first released in 1964. The director Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstowe, England and died in 1980. His film-making career began in 1919, and by 1926 had made his name in the industry with the silent film, The Lodger. He moved to Hollywood in 1940, and afterwards directed a string of films for which he is most remembered, including To Catch a ...  Read the complete review

Marnie (1964) Genre: mystery/Romance/thriller Writer: Jay Presson Alan Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Tippi Hedren - Marnie Edgar Sean Connery - Mark Rutland Diane Baker - lil Mainwaring Martin Gabel - Sydney Strutt Louise Latham - Bernice Edgar Plot: Marnie is a habitual thief and liar. She gets a job, works there for a while and then cleans out the safe before disappearing. Marnie's next job is at a company owned by Mark Rutland, who takes a liking to Marnie, and quickly falls in love with her. Recognizing her from an earlier "job", Mark blackmails Marnie into marrying ...  Read the complete review

I think "Marnie" is one of the lesser known Hitchcock greats. I watched it as part of my film studies course when we were doing a project on Hitchcock. I had heard of it, but hadn't actually seen it before and I quite liked it. "Marnie" is apparantley a quite complex film because of the psychology involved within it. But nevermind that I don't understand it all and you don't need too, to merely watch the film! So the story then. Ok, it begins with Marnie (Tippi Hedren) changing her identity. Well, washing dye out of her hair anyway! She has stolen money from the company she worked for and had to leave her job. She ...  Read the complete review

When it first appeared, 'Marnie' was not universally well reviewed. As with a few of Hitchcock's later films, the unsuccessful 'Frenzy', for example, it dealt with some uncomfortable subjects, and the treatment of the heroine, Marnie, was seen by some judges to be troubling, a view supported by rumours that Hitchcock had taken an unhealthy and unwelcome interest in Tippi Hedren, the actress who plays her. Certainly Marnie is treated at one point in a way which would now be seen as unacceptable (and probably was then) by the frustrated hero (Sean Connery). Whatever the rights and wrongs of that, this remains an interesting film which tells an involving story and has many ...  Read the complete review