Yeah, I’m not a big Hitchcock fan. His films are all head no heart to me. Cold and clinical. Rope was an interesting experiment, though. I could be totally wrong about this, but I thought it was also inspired by the Leopold & Loeb case, which was an infamous crime that had happened about 10-ish years before Rope was made. Leopold & Loeb were two young gay lovers in Chicago who kidnapped and murdered a 14 year old boy in a thrill kill because they thought they were smart enough to get away with it. There was an awesome low budget indie film made in the early 90s about Leopold & Loeb called Swoon. Check it out if you can find it. It’s great.
You're right, it was inspired by the Leopold & Loeb case — def should have mentioned that! I'll have to check out Swoon. As for Hitchcock, they're really hit or miss for me, and I'm realizing that every time they hit it's because of Grace Kelly.
Also, my one location movie recommendation is What Happened Was... directed by Tom Noonan released in 1994, i believe.
Oooh can't wait to watch this. Thanks for the rec!!
Yeah, I’m not a big Hitchcock fan. His films are all head no heart to me. Cold and clinical. Rope was an interesting experiment, though. I could be totally wrong about this, but I thought it was also inspired by the Leopold & Loeb case, which was an infamous crime that had happened about 10-ish years before Rope was made. Leopold & Loeb were two young gay lovers in Chicago who kidnapped and murdered a 14 year old boy in a thrill kill because they thought they were smart enough to get away with it. There was an awesome low budget indie film made in the early 90s about Leopold & Loeb called Swoon. Check it out if you can find it. It’s great.
You're right, it was inspired by the Leopold & Loeb case — def should have mentioned that! I'll have to check out Swoon. As for Hitchcock, they're really hit or miss for me, and I'm realizing that every time they hit it's because of Grace Kelly.