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Tea and Scones Suspense: Hitchcock’s “English” Movies of the Early 1940s

Tea and Scones Suspense: Hitchcock’s “English” Movies of the Early 1940s

Although Hitchcock left Great Britain for the United States in 1939, his first two films -- Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941) -- nonetheless remained set firmly in English culture. His depictions helped craft perceptions of English life for decades to come.

The Classic ‘Letter from an Unknown Woman’ Makes One Wonder, Who’s World Is It, Anyway?

The Classic ‘Letter from an Unknown Woman’ Makes One Wonder, Who’s World Is It, Anyway?

This masterpiece is inescapably, gloriously a "women's movie" about the choices women have or don't have, and how they navigate the world through sheer cussedness.

Rebecca