Kates Blog: Some of todays pics!

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A few images from the film that caught my imagination and some of the old cinema posters...oh what i would give for some of them...the style and look

The Man Who Knew Too Much is in colour and ironically is described as a photoplay, is typically 50's in style and dress, the colour is vibrant and oversaturated, suits me fine; that said i prefer the dark madness of Bruno in Strangers on a Train, i also feel that i can do more location shoot wise with this film and the opportunity is there to be mysterious and sinister. I have already visited a couple of locations and have an idea of what i could do in these places...I also have ideas for a studio set that i feel are better than any thoughts that i have had for The man who knew too much.

The Man Who Knew Too Much...a great film with Doris Day and James Stewart. On holiday in Morrocco the young couple-Dr and Mrs Mackenna and their son become embroiled in an assassination plot to kill a Prime Minister, a case of mistaken identity. The MacKennas are befriended by and FBI agent who believes that they are the assassins, because of this the actual assassins another british couple kidnap the Mackennas son to hold him to ransom as they fear that the Mackennas have learnt too much from the dying FBI agent. The agent gives them a clue with his dying breath as to where they might find their son, the ensueing story is how the Mackennas without police help rescue their son from the assassins that have their son and in turn save the life of the Prime Minister...

Strangers on a Train..well i think that it has stood up to the test of time...still a gripping film, stiff, formal, no special effects but totally cool, the suspense, mystery and atmosphere is created completely by the actors, untainted by modern and slick computer generated special effects and additions. This is a great film typical of the era and of Alfred Hitchcock, suspenseful, fast paced, twisted but obvious, a delight to watch. Cliched, but a great idea. There are two main characters, Bruno, who is completely mad and Guy who is totally straight and sane! They meet on a train where after the alcohol and dinner Bruno suggests that they exchange murders...Bruno will murder Guys cheating wife and Guy will murder Bruno's father, who, incidenatally quite rightly thinks that his son needs incarcerating. Guy never agrees to this arrangement but Bruno dosent 'get' this and goes on to murder the girlfriend and then expects Guy to reciprocate........the muderous action starts at the fairground, Bruno stalks Miriam the wife of Guy and eventually muders her on the boating island of the fair, the whole story then revolves around Bruno trying to get Guy to do his bit and finish off the Father.....the fairground and freaky carousel horses feature effectively in this film and gave me my idea for 'location' shoots...........