Rope

Rope

Hitchcock's movie which is shot as if it's a continuous shot. 1948. Director: Alfred Hitchcock.

On a late afternoon in their apartment, Brandon Shaw (John Dall) and Phillip Morgan (Farley Granger) strangle their former classmate David Kentley (Dick Hogan). They then hid the body in a large wooden chest.

They then arrange a party for some people that knew David. The guests have no idea of that the two men hosting the party has killed their friend David. And they have certainly not a clue of that their dead friend is hidden in the chest on which the food is served.

But will Brandon and Phillip be able to not expose themselves as murderers? The night is long and with their idol, Rupert Cadall (James Stewart) there, will they succeed or get caught?

This film could have been more exiting then it is. Because it's shot as just one long shot, it's taken place in real time. That makes it a bit slow sometimes, but it's still pretty exiting. But never so filled with exitement that it should have been.

I can find it a bit irritating that Hitchcock had to zoom in the persons backs evertime there would have to be a cut. To make it look like a long shot. It's not something that bothers me through the whole picture, but it's irritating enough to comment.

Something I really like about this movie is the apartment where it's shot. It's a nice home and creates the right feeling for the movie. The big windows are great too. That's something that you should know before seeing this movie.