Notorious (1946)
The famous part about Notorious was the kiss scene. Back in the day of the Production Code, it was against the rules to have a kiss last longer than three seconds, so in order to get around that, Alfred Hitchcock told his actors Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman to keep interspersing bits of dialogue in the breaks of their kisses. They talk, they kiss, they talk again, they kiss again. However, if you’re a connoisseur of old movies, you know that several movies broke the three-second-rule before Notorious did. Much like Gone With the Wind’s hype, it was just publicity rather than fact. If you want to see a movie that really broke the kiss code, rent Fallen Angel and ask, “Cary who?”
If anyone cares about the plot, it would be best to read about it beforehand. As usual, this Hitchcock drama is very slow-going and quite boring; I had to watch it twice to stay awake long enough to actually understand the story. In any case, Ingrid Bergman gets asked to be a spy by secret agent Cary Grant. Her father was an evil Nazi, and her assignment is to pretend she’s following in his footsteps with his old cronies – then report all her findings back to Cary and the government. Claude Rains is the head bad guy, in a different role from Casablanca, but believable as a wealthy, slimy, power-hungry villain nonetheless.
Notorious isn’t my favorite Hitchcock, so I wouldn’t really recommend it unless you love his slow style. You can catch Ingrid and Cary again in Indiscreet, a delightful romantic comedy and reportedly one of their favorites!
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More Ingrid Bergman movies here!
If anyone cares about the plot, it would be best to read about it beforehand. As usual, this Hitchcock drama is very slow-going and quite boring; I had to watch it twice to stay awake long enough to actually understand the story. In any case, Ingrid Bergman gets asked to be a spy by secret agent Cary Grant. Her father was an evil Nazi, and her assignment is to pretend she’s following in his footsteps with his old cronies – then report all her findings back to Cary and the government. Claude Rains is the head bad guy, in a different role from Casablanca, but believable as a wealthy, slimy, power-hungry villain nonetheless.
Notorious isn’t my favorite Hitchcock, so I wouldn’t really recommend it unless you love his slow style. You can catch Ingrid and Cary again in Indiscreet, a delightful romantic comedy and reportedly one of their favorites!
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Ingrid Bergman movies here!