Rear Window

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Rear Window
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Inactivity changes a person in strange ways. For someone who is trapped between four walls, the boundaries of the world narrow, but it also deepens Decently. Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 masterpiece moves from exactly this point: the world that a man looks out of his window turns into a dark vortex that engulfs him over time. Jeff, the photographer who broke his leg, spends his days in New York's crowded streets but still alone, confined to his wheelchair. His professional reflexes cannot stop him; his eyes, accustomed to recording life through the lens, this time turn toward the neighboring windows. Different lives unfold in the building across the street: a lonely woman, a couple in love, an ambitious musician... Each one is going through their own little drama. While watching these people, Jeff confronts the both disturbing and irresistible allure of being an observer they are unaware of. This is where Hitchcock's genius truly shines through. Voyeurism, the guilt that comes with secretly watching others, is not just an element of the film; it is its backbone. As spectators, we too share Jeff's gaze, look out the window with him into the distance, and unknowingly become drawn into this moral ambiguity. Is watching someone a crime? Can we trust what we see? What does curiosity make us become? The character Lisa, played by Grace Kelly, is one of the unexpected surprises of the film. This elegant, intelligent, and courageous woman transcends Jeff's passive observation and becomes the true driving force of the story. The relationship between the two establishes a breathless balance within itself, even in the shadow of tension. The entire film takes place almost entirely in a single location; this limitation freed Hitchcock rather than constraining him. The tension it creates within a confined space retains a breathtaking intensity even today. Camera movements, the use of light, and the strategic use of silence as a weapon demonstrate how powerful the language of cinema can be. Layered enough to deserve to be one of the most studied films in cinema history, intelligent enough to entertain and make the audience think, this work offers something far beyond a fluid thriller experience: a deep inquiry into what it means to look, see and know.

Rating: 8.3/10
Vote Count: 7,190
Release Date: August 01, 1954
Runtime: 1 hr 52 min
Original Name: Rear Window
Languages: English
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United States of America
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Popularity:7.4864
Budget:1.000.000,00 $
Revenue:37.042.336,00 $

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CharlesTheBold

February 22, 2017

/10

L.B. Jeffries (Jimmy Stewart), an adventurous photographer, is temporarily immobilized by a serious leg injury. Bored, and living in a time where TV and internet were not available as distractions, he watches the courtyard out his real window and speculates about the lives of the neighbors that he sees. In particular, he wonders whether his neighbor Thorvald (Raymond Burr, who actually looks older than his later character Perry Mason) may have killed his wife. Hitchcock examines the situati...

John Chard

John Chard

February 11, 2020

10/10

It Had To Be Murder. L.B. Jefferies is a wheelchair bound photographer who by way of relieving his boredom, starts observing the lives of all his neighbours from his apartment window. As he gets deeper into the lives of all around him, he becomes convinced that one of hem has committed the act of murder, thus putting himself and those close to him in mortal danger. Much like most of Alfred Hitchcock's other lauded pictures, Rear Window has been dissected, examined, appraised and written a...

JPV852

JPV852

September 06, 2020

9/10

Probably have seen this a half dozen times over the years and still is my favorite Hitchcock movie, favorite mind you not best. Simple story and taking place in one location, but good performances from James Stewart and Grace Kelly. **4.5/5**

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

March 28, 2022

8/10

Jimmy Stewart is cracking as the laid-up photographer who spends his chair-ridden days casually observing the day-to-day activities of his neighbours. Gradually, he becomes suspicious of one of them as the wife suddenly disappears and the husband (Raymond Burr) starts making odd trips out at night; calling long distance and generally acting oddly. Grace Kelly (his girlfriend) thinks this all a bit too prurient for her but is slowly drawn into his web of intrigue and ends up an active participant...

James

James

October 20, 2023

7/10

I love a good plot twist as much as next person but maybe it was better back then.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rear Window was released in 1954.

Rear Window has a runtime of 1 hr 52 min (112 minutes).

Rear Window belongs to the following genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama.

Rear Window has a rating of 8.3/10 from 7,190 votes on TMDB.

In the United States, Rear Window is available to watch on: YouTube TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.