The novels Bleak House and Robinson Crusoe were two that stuck with him over the years. ... Besides being Hitchcock's first acclaimed motion picture, The Lodger is also note worthy because it was the movie in which one of the greatest movie traditions of all time would begin; the famous Hitchcock cameo appearance, a unique trademark of his films for the next fifty years. In April of 1926, Michael Balcon told Hitchcock he wanted to make a movie of the 1913 mystery novel The Lodger, and felt that Hitchcock's sense of character and narrative would be perfect (Spoto 84). ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Being amused calls for comedy, sarcasm or witty remarks but Grave of the Fireflies is on a more serious note. ... As an adaptation of a semi-autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, this movie was a realistic impression of the author's life when his younger sister died of malnutrition during the same circumstance. ... Most of their movies are of lighter notes and this movie came off as a darker grim. ...

• Word Count: 1496
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Being amused calls for comedy, sarcasm or witty remarks but Grave of the Fireflies is on a more serious note. ... As an adaptation of a semi-autobiography novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, this movie was a realistic impression of the author's life when his younger sister died of malnutrition during the same circumstance. ...

• Word Count: 1267
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School