Mystery · Romance · Thriller
American
1940 · Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 130 min
A shy young woman, working as a paid companion on the Riviera, is swept into marriage with a wealthy, brooding widower and taken to his vast Cornish estate, Manderley. There she finds a household still ruled by the memory of his first wife, and a housekeeper who has not moved on.
Why it matters in cinema history
A landmark of the Gothic romance on film and the point where Hitchcock's British suspense craft met the polished studio system of David O. Selznick.
Watch with intention
Watch it through the heroine's eyes: the film keeps asking how it feels to be judged by a house, a staff and a memory.
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