MOVIE: Hitchcock's beloved blonde beauties are resurrected on screen
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February 10, 2015

MOVIE: Hitchcock's beloved blonde beauties are resurrected on screen


MOVIE | Golden Age Masterpieces 'To Catch a Thief,' 'Vertigo,' and 'Marnie' Screened Simultaneously


Screen Beauties Vol. 3: Hitchcock and the Blonde Beauties


Screen Beauties brings you the visages of cinematic divas, handpicked from over a century of film history, in stunning digital remaster quality. The third installment, titled 'Hitchcock and the Blonde Beauties,' features three films from the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock: 'To Catch a Thief,' 'Vertigo,' and 'Marnie.' These will be screened nationwide starting Saturday, January 25th, at Shinjuku Piccadilly and other theaters. Hitchcock's beloved blonde muses are vividly resurrected on the silver screen.



Text by YANAKA Tomomi



The Master's Beloved Blonde Beauties Revived in Digital Remaster


Screen Beauties has previouslyAudrey Hepburnand Catherine Deneuve. Their breathtaking beauty has been projected onto the screen in digital remaster versions.


Concluding the series are three masterpieces from Hitchcock, whose influence remains immense, and the blonde actresses he frequently cast as heroines. Under the banner 'Hitchcock and the Blonde Beauties,' these films will be screened.


The lineup includes 'To Catch a Thief' (1955), a comedy-thriller featuring the golden duo of Grace Kelly, who would later become Princess of Monaco, and Cary Grant, in a thrilling game of romantic pursuit. Also featured is 'Vertigo' (1958), considered a culmination of Hitchcock's work, starring Kim Novak as the glamorous, enigmatic blonde heroine.



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©1958 Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc & Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Restored Version ©1996 Leland H. Faust, Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell & Kathleen O'Connell Fiala, Trustees under the Alfred J. Hitchcock Trust. All Rights Reserved.


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©1964 Geoffrey Stanley, Inc. All Rights Reserved.



Furthermore, 'Marnie' (1964), a hidden gem that transforms a drama of marital love into suspense through Freudian psychoanalysis, stars the acclaimed Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery as the married couple.


The 'God of Suspense films,' captivated by radiant beauty, adored his blonde actresses. It is an opportunity to once again savor the cinematic beauty crafted by Hitchcock and the stars who graced his golden era, half a century after their creation.


Screen Beauties Vol. 3: Hitchcock and the Blonde Beauties

Nationwide roadshow for three weeks only, from Saturday, January 25th to Friday, February 14th, at Shinjuku Piccadilly and other theaters.



To Catch a Thief

Director | Alfred Hitchcock

Starring | Grace Kelly, Cary Grant

Distributor | Mermaid Film

1955 / 106 minutes



Vertigo

Director | Alfred Hitchcock

Starring | Kim Novak, James Stewart

Distributor | Mermaid Film

1958 / 128 minutes



Marnie

Director | Alfred Hitchcock

Starring | Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery

Distributor | Mermaid Film

1964 / 130 minutes


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