Alfred Hitchcock Review – Atlas Editions – N°9 - Family plot

Alfred Hitchcock Review – Atlas Editions – N°9 - Family plot

Review of 12 pages + Cover

Presentation in this review of the Film.

In this last film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense mixes black humour and police intrigue in a comedy full of twists.
Blanche Tyler, a charlatane psychic, is visited by a rich lady who wants to find her nephew, who has been missing for years. With the help of her companion George, a somewhat clumsy taxi driver, she starts following in the footsteps of this mysterious heir.

But their investigation quickly crosses the road of a much more dangerous couple: Arthur and Fran, two criminals as discreet as they are effective, involved in high-risk kidnappings. Both stories intertwine into a haletant confrontation, in the inimitable style of Hitchcock.

???????? Data sheet:

• Original title: Family Plot
• Year of release: 1976
• Duration: 120 minutes
• Director: Alfred Hitchcock

• Scenario: Ernest Lehman, after the novel The Rainbird Pattern by Victor Canning

• Music: John Williams

• Production: Universal Pictures

????? Distribution:

• Karen Black : Fran
• Bruce Dern : George Lumley
• Barbara Harris : White Tyler
• William Devane : Arthur Adamson

????? In particular:

• Family is the 53rd and latest film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The light and humorous tone contrasts with the darker suspense of his previous works.
• The film is a tribute to the classic style of "whodunit"While remaining deeply Hitchcockian by its use of double, random, and dramatic irony.

????? Analysis:

This film shows a Hitchcock at the top of his art, playing with the thriller codes while amusing conventions of the genre. The comic duo formed by Blanche and George brings a touch of lightness, while the antagonists embody a real and icy threat. Hitchcock once again plays with appearances and fakes, in a ballet perfectly orchestrated with suspense and derision.

Plus: The VHS Cassette is included with the Paper and in addition has never been opened, again in its original film. The must for a collector!