1. Rear Window
... the same picture on the cover of a fashion magazine. Within the first two minutes of the film, we know L.B. Jeffries, our protagonist, is a sporting photographer with a broken leg pissed about not being able to take pictures with a beautiful fashion model for a girlfriend. With no words. What might take a less efficient film maker fifteen minutes of exposition to divulge, Hitchcock does in a matter of ... minutes with no dialogue. We are soon introduced to the cast of characters and the inner conflict of the piece. What Jeff is most afraid of is ... ...
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- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School