ALFRED HITCHCOCK (1899-1980) | (VIDEO) "FEARED MONSTER"

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) is a "monster" of cinema in the suspense genre. VIDEO – INTERVIEW WITH "PERBINDESHIN" It is difficult to find anyone in the world who does not know the world-class director or who has not seen even a single episode of his work in the cinema. Writing his biography requires not only a whole time available but books, documentaries, interviews, etc. to present it in full and giving him the most honorable place in world cinema. ALFRED JOESPH HITCHCOCK He was the son born to the happy couple of William Hitchcock, a fruit seller and his wife Emma Jane Whelan . Alfred grew up as a Roman Catholic, with strict rules followed in the college "Saint Ignatius", a school run by the Jesuits, and where he studied Engineering and Navigation and where Hitch gained a lot from such an education. Alfred's father died in 1914 when he was only 14 years old. It was around 1920 when Hitch joined the film industry. But his first job outside the family business became possible in 1915 as a draftsman, designer for the "Telegraph Henley" and "Cable" companies. It should be mentioned that since then he has been a talented artist. His interest in films began around this time, often visiting cinemas and reading American magazines in the British market. In 1920, Hitch learned that Lasky had opened a studio in London and managed to secure a job as a title designer. It assigns titles to all films made at the studio for the next two years. In 1923, he took his chance when the director of the film "Always tell your Wife (1923)" became ill and Hitch was assigned to finish the film. Impressed by the work at the studio, the chiefs of management staff gave him the task of first directing the film "Number 13" (1922), however, before he could finish the film, the studio closed its British operation. Later Alfred was hired by Michael Balcon to work as an assistant director for the company known as "Gainsborough Pictures". In reality, Hitch did more than that – working as a writer, title designer and art director. After several films for the company, Hitch was given the opportunity to direct a British/German co-production called "Garden Pleasure" (1925). Now Hitchcock's career as a director finally began. His skill and fortune would make Hitchcock the most widely known and influential filmmaker in the history of world cinema with an important body of work that spanned 50 years. Hitchcock made his first trademark film, The Lodger (1927). In the same year, on December 2, he marries Alma Reville. They had one child, Patricia, who was born on 7 July 1928. His success followed, when he made a number of films in Britain, such as The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Jamaica Inn (1939), some of which have won and given him fame in the USA. In 1940, the family settled in Hollywood. David O. Selznick_, an American producer at the time, hired him as a director in the adaptation of a creation of "Maurier Daphne du '(av)'" in the film "Rebecca" (1940). It was precisely after the completion of the film "Sabotator" (1942) when his fame as a director grew, while many film companies began to refer to his films as "Psycho" (1960), "Family Complot" (1976), "Frenzy" (1972 ) of his production. During the filming of "Frenzy" (1972), his wife Alma Hitchcock suffered a paralyzing stroke that left her completely unable to walk. On March 7, 1979, Hitchcock received the "AFI Life Achievement" where he expressed himself by saying the famous: ": "Please allow me to name only four important people in the movies, who have given me the greatest love, appreciation, encouragement, and continuous cooperation. The first of the four is an editor, the second is a screenwriter, the third is the mother of my daughter Pat (wife), and the fourth person as a cook who has performed "miracles" in the kitchen is Alma Reville. It should be noted that by this time, he was quite ill with angina and his kidneys were beginning to fail him. Hitch began writing a screenplay with Lehman Ernest called "Short Night", but he was forced to fire Lehman and hire the young, other writer David Freeman to rewrite the script. Due to Hitchcock's health the film was never actually made, but Freeman published the script after Alfred's death. In late 1979, Hitchcock titled it "Sir "Alfred Hitchcock. Many world-famous actresses played roles in his films: Carry Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, Kim Novak, Bete Miller, or his "favorite" blondes Anny Ondra, Madeleine Carroll, Joan Fontaine, Grace Kelly, Eva Marie Saint, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh and Tippi Hedren. On April 29, 1980, 09:17, he died peacefully in his sleep (suffering from kidney failure). His funeral was held at Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills. "Father" Pastor Thomas Sullivan led the service with over 600 people who attended, among them were Mel Brooks, Louis Jourdan, Karl Malden, Tippi Hedren, Janet Leigh and François Truffaut. CURIOSITY ABOUT THE FIGURE OF HITCHCOCK 1 – According to many people who knew Hitchcock, it is said that he could not even look at his wife, Alma Reville, while she was pregnant. (here it pertains to the ability to be brave, so his imagination has produced scenes and moments of thriller, fear and anxiety) He once wore a costume at a carnival party but threw it away immediately. This was filmed in his office, but after his death, the office was cleaned out and the footage is nowhere to be found. It is not known if the footage still exists. According to Hitchcock himself, he was forced to stay at the foot of his mother's bed, "reporting" to her in detail what happened to her every day. 2 – Hitch was born a day before your wife Alma Reville's. 3 – He was a close friend of Albert R. Broccoli, known as the producer of James Bond – exclusively as 007. In a scene in the movie "North by Northwest (1959)" by Hitchcock himself, precisely that helicopter scene was influenced from Broccoli's film "From Russia with Love" (1963) 4 – He appears on a US postage stamp (32 cents), in the "Legends of Hollywood" series, issued on 8/3/98 in Los Angeles, California . 5 – When he was still a child, Alfred Hitchcock was sent to the local police station based on a letter written by his father. The sergeant, the police officer, read the letter and immediately strangled the boy in a room for only ten minutes. After that, the sergeant lets the Hitch boy go free, explaining, "That's what happens to people who do bad things." From that day on, Hitchcock was afraid of the police. He also mentioned this phobia as the reason that he had never learned to drive a car as a person who does not know how to start a car cannot be stopped for misdemeanors, or to get his license where he is also given a fine. He has also mentioned this reason in some scenes of his films such as "The Wrong Man" 6 – On April 29, 1974, the Lincoln Center Film Association in New York sponsored a Gala tribute to Alfred Hitchcock and his contribution to cinema . Three hours of film clips were shown that night. François Truffaut, who had published a book of interviews with Hitchcock a few years earlier, was there that night to present "two brilliant sequences: the clash of symbols in the second version of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), and the attack by plane over Gary Grant, in "North By Northwest" (1959). impossible not to see how the love scenes were filmed as murder scenes, and the murder scenes as love scenes … It happened to me that in Hitchcock's cinema to make love … and to die are one and the same." 7 – He never won an Oscar in the Best Director competition, although he was awarded the Thalberg Irving Memorial Award at the 1967 Oscars. 8 – His daughter, Patricia Hitchcock, appeared in some of his films: "Stage Fright" (1950), "Strangers on the Train" (1951) and "Psycho" (1960) 9 – On the "Honor" list for the year In 1980 (just a few months before his death), he was made an Honorary American Citizen and Knight Commander of the British Empire. 10 – Visited Hollywood for the first time from the end of the 30's but was rejected by almost all the big cinematography studios, because they thought that he could not do, was not able to produce a Hollywood style. He was eventually offered a seven-year contract recommended by Selznick producer David O., who in turn had considered making a film about the Titanic, but Selznick abandoned the project because he "can't find a ship in it sinks." And instead of this project, Selznick assigned Hitch to direct "Rebecca (1940), where he won the Oscar as the best picture. he often passed the cup and the plate over his shoulder, after doing it "for fun" letting the cup fall (or break) wherever it could be. 12 – He was the idol of director William Girdler. Girdler made the films "Day of the Animals" (1977) where he took many elements from Hutch's film "Birds" (1963). 13 – He gave the shortest speech in Oscar history when he accepted the Thalberg Irving Memorial Award in 1967, he simply said, "Thank you." 14 – "Destiny (1921) by Fritz Lang was the film he declared as his favorite. 15 – He allegedly refused the British honor of CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1962. 16 – After winning the "Lifetime Achievement" award in 1979, he jokingly told friends that he should get ready to die soon. And he died a year later. 17 – Was voted the greatest director of all time by "Entertainment Weekly". The same magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time includes Hitchcock's films 4 times, more than any other director. On his list were Psycho (1960) (#11), Vertigo (1958) (#19), North by Northwest (1959) (#44) and Notorious (1946) (#66). 18 – His heaviest body weight was in 1930 when he weighed over 300 pounds. Although always overweight, he went on a diet and lost a significant amount of weight in the early 1950s, in some photos from around these years he looks surprisingly thin. His weight has continued to fluctuate throughout his life. 19 – He supported "West Ham United Football Club" – he told his colleagues in Hollywood that he had to subscribe to English sports newspapers in order to keep abreast of the progress of "his" team. 20 – Many directors such as Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, John Carpenter, Sam Raimi, M. Night Shyamalan, Martin Scorsese, George A. Romero, Peter Bogdanovich, Dario Argento, William Friedkin, David Cronenberg, and Quentin Tarantino have named it as an influence of them. 21 – He was famous with his band and actresses for practical jokes. While some laughed at such scenes where he suddenly appeared wearing a dress, others were more afraid of his games. As soon as he found out about a Phobia in someone such as mice or spiders, he would send them a box full of these.. 22 – Ranked #2 in Empire (UK) Magazine of "TheGreatest Directors Ever!" in 2005. 23 – He became very angry when Brian De Palma decided to make "Obsession" (1976), because he thought it was a virtual remake of his film "Vertigo (1958). Ironically, De Palma stopped making mystery/thriller/adventure films after Hitchcock's death in 1980, with the possible exception of Body Double (1984) 24 – Although some of his film audiences knew him his fame really took off after 1955. This is when Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) begins. When the show aired, week after week it gave him greater exposure in the public eye. He also became quite rich from the show when it was placed "On the Air" simultaneously in the US and abroad. 25 – For "Psycho" (1960). His personal earnings from the film have exceeded the figure of 15 million dollars. 26 – He was naturalized as an American citizen in 1956. 27 – In addition to his fear of the Police, Hitchcock had another phobia: Eggs !!!. 28 – In the 5th edition of 1001 Films "You Must See Before You Die" edited by Steven Jay Schneider, Hitchcock is the most represented director, with 18 films. Included are Blackmail (1929), The 39 Steps (1935), Sabotage (1936), Rebecca (1940), Shadows of a Doubt (1943), Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946), The Rope (1948), Strangers on the Train (1951), Rear Window (1954), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Wrong Man (1956), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marni (1964) and "Frenzy" (1972). His famous statements before the shows of "The Hitchocock Hour Presents" are remembered for their sense of humor, or others like these (some of the best): 1 – The length of a film should be directly related to duration and patience of the human bladder!!! 2 – The audience should always suffer as much as possible 3 – Some films are like "slices" of life, while my films are like "slices" of cake" 4 – I enjoy when I "play" with the audience as if I were playing in piano 5 – It's just a movie…after the end of which we get paid a lot 6 – In feature films, the director is God; in documentary films God is the director. 7 – Blondes in movies are the best victims. They are like the virgin snow that shows up the bloody tracks. 8 – I get scared easily of these things: 1: small children, 2, police:: 3 high places, 4: My next movie that won't be as good as the last one. 9 – When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, "It's in the script." If he says, "But what is my motivation?", I say, "the salary you get / earn" 10 – All love scenes started on set are continued in the dressing room. 11 – I like stories with a lot of psychology 12 – Cartoonists for cartoons have the best group of actresses, If they don't like the actor they erase him with the pencil eraser

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