another Hitchcock masterpiece (Marnie (DVD))

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Product:	Marnie (DVD)
Date:	24/09/09 (8 review reads)
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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 him.
Marnie is terrified of men and of the color red, but doesn't know why. She is also having terrible nightmares without knowing why.
Mark begins an investigation into Marnie's past and discovers the problem. He then forces Marnie to remember what happened.
We finally discover the horrible truth, and what made Marnie the way she is.

My thoughts:
This movie is based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham.
This is an excellent movie. It has a good story that is easy to get caught up in.
The film is directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and once again he did a superb job. He used all of the right camera angles, the best camera positions and included all of the little twists and turns that make it a Hitchcock classic.
Tippi Hedren was wonderful as the pathological yet somehow innocent Marnie. She was beautiful and sweet, and cunning and conniving all at the same time. Hitchcock definitely made the right choice in casting her.
Sean Connery was excellent as Mark Rutland. He was calm and cool throughout and seemed unflappable. He was handsome and charming as well. Hitchcock also made the right choice in casting him.
And, both Diane Baker and Louise Latham gave great performances in their supporting roles as the jealous sister-in-law in love with Mark, and the bitter mother reluctant to love her daughter.
All in all, this is another great Hitchcock movie and I would definitely recommend it to all, especially Hitchcock fans.

Summary: a lying thieving woman with a traumatic past