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I was going to say old movie, but it’s almost as old as I am - and I’m not old yet! 😉

The movie is Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. It is - as far as I know - the most overtly Catholic movie Hitchcock made. And it is based - quite closely - on a true event. An innocent man was identified as an armed robber.

The movie addresses the problems a wrong accusation can cause for the whole family and how inaccurate eye witnesses can be.
 
Bonnie said:
I was going to say old movie, but it’s almost as old as I am - and I’m not old yet! 😉

The movie is Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. It is - as far as I know - the most overtly Catholic movie Hitchcock made. And it is based - quite closely - on a true event. An innocent man was identified as an armed robber.

The movie addresses the problems a wrong accusation can cause for the whole family and how inaccurate eye witnesses can be.
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It is a really great movie.

I would argue, though that Hitchcock’s “I Confess” is the most overtly Catholic film - Montgomery Clift’s priest refuses to break the seal of the confessional after a murderer confesses to him - even as a chain of events leads the priest to become a prime suspect.
Throughout the film, the priest assumes the mantle of Christ’s suffering as Hitchcock’s visual references attest, just as he acted in the role of Christ during the sacrament of Reconciliation.

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Both are really great movies, though!
 
Forgot about I Confess. :o

So The Wrong Man is the 2nd most overt - unless I’m forgetting about another movie.
 
Arizona_Mike said:
It is a really great movie.

I would argue, though that Hitchcock’s “I Confess” is the most overtly Catholic film - Montgomery Clift’s priest refuses to break the seal of the confessional after a murderer confesses to him - even as a chain of events leads the priest to become a prime suspect.
Throughout the film, the priest assumes the mantle of Christ’s suffering as Hitchcock’s visual references attest, just as he acted in the role of Christ during the sacrament of Reconciliation.

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Both are really great movies, though!
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What we do without Film Noir?!

Might look into renting this one too.

🙂
 
pianistclare said:
They both sound great! Netflix here I come! LOL
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Good luck finding that on Netflix (if you mean the streaming service) - I can never find classic or art house movies on Netflix. Netflix doesn’t offer a single Francois Truffaut movie, for example.
 
I see that. All they have is the tv series.
I’ll try Amazon

OK:

$2.99 to rent on Amazon
 
Also try your public library. That’s where I found The Wrong Man. They used to have I Confess, but it’s no longer there. 😦
 
  • as well as the “library” and “Amazon”, try: archive.org/ This website was kindly suggested to me ages ago on a thread.
 
I watched this the first time on TCM about five years ago. Although I’m not a fan of Film 🎥 Noire, I thought that Hitch did an awesome job of depicting the helplessness that Hendry Fonda’s character endured. :rolleyes:
 
tomarin said:
Good luck finding that on Netflix (if you mean the streaming service) - I can never find classic or art house movies on Netflix. Netflix doesn’t offer a single Francois Truffaut movie, for example.
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There’s a new movie “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (2015), currently at 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes:
rottentomatoes.com/m/hitchcocktruffaut/

And “I Confess” just happens to be one of the movies they (Truffaut and Hitchock) talked about. I often wonder what Hitchcock thought of Truffaut’s “The Green Room” - that’s by far my favorite Truffaut movie (I like it even better than “Jules et Jim.”)
 
“I Confess” is on youtube… I haven’t checked on the other one though.
 
the youtube video has a cost involved of $4.99 (Cdn). Funny, many of his other movies are free… wonder why that is??? Hmmmmmm
 
Bonnie said:
Also try your public library. That’s where I found The Wrong Man. They used to have I Confess, but it’s no longer there. 😦
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If a movie isn’t on Netflix or Amazon Prime, the library is my next choice.

You can put a hold on a DVD on the library’s website, and they’ll ship it to your local branch where you can pick it up.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) rotates a lot of Hitchcock’s movies. I check what they’re showing about once a week and DVR what I want to see. A lot of good old classic Christmas movies coming up.

If you haven’t read it before, here’s a touching story about a Mass celebrated in Hitchcock’s home just before his death. He remained an observant Catholic to the end: wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323401904578159573738040636
 
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