Year of Release: 1955Country of Origin: USA
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly
Plot outline: When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence (IMDb).
Compared to other Hitchcock's masterpiece, this movie is ligther and has less suspense. Nevertheless, several things undoubtedly mesmerize audience. Here working with Cary Grant - his favourite leading man, and Grace Kelly - his favourite leading woman, Hitchcock creates delightful escapism. A retired (reformed?) thief living in a beautiful villa overlooking magnificent French Riviera ... it makes me really want to be (and this is the only time I really want to be) a retired thief! A rarefied atmosphere and panoramic breathtaking view of southern France in the 50s - the people and the place: wealthy people with expensive jewelry, haute couture, nights at the casinos, ever-flowing Champagne, the sun and the beaches, the mountains and the winding roads. After all that, Hitchcock completes this fantasy with an intriguing copycat case of a mysterious cat burglar and snappy dialogue that hightens sexual innuendo between already got great chemistry Grant and Kelly. The scene of Kelly speeding, swerving along the cliffside roads is eerie (considering what happened to her later). This is the movie people would love to watch over and over again.
My judgement: *** out of 4 stars
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