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Commentary by Hitchcock Scholar Marian Keane "A Nightmare Ordered by Telephone": An in-depth, illustrated essay on the Salvador Dali-designed dream sequence by James Bigwood Excerpts Rrom a 1973 Audio Interview with Composer Miklos Rozsa Complete 1948 Lux Radio Theater Adaptation starring Joseph Cotton and Alida Valli The Fishko Files: A WNYC/New York Public Radio piece on the theremin Essays by Noted Hitchcock Scholars Leonard Leff and Lesley Brill Hundreds of Behind-the-Scenes Photos and Documents Chronicling the Film's Production, Including Set Photos, Ads, Posters and Publicity Material Theatrical Trailer
Alfred Hitchcock takes on Sigmund Freud in this thriller in which psychologist Ingrid Bergman tries to solve a murder by unlocking the clues hidden in the mind of amnesiac suspect Gregory Peck. Among the highlights is a bizarre dream sequence seemingly designed by Salvador Dali--complete with huge eyeballs and pointy scissors. Although the film is in black and white, the original release contained one subliminal blood-red frame, appearing when a gun pointed directly at the camera goes off. Spellbound is one of Hitchcock's strangest and most atmospheric films, providing the director with plenty of opportunities to explore what he called "pure cinema"--i.e., the power of pure visual associations. Miklós Rózsa's haunting score (which features the creepy electronic instrument, the theremin) won an Oscar, and the movie was nominated for best picture, director, supporting actor (Michael Chekhov), cinematography and special visual effects. --Jim Emerson
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