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Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
Rope
1948 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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La corde, Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, 绳索, Ο Βρόχος, Nodo alla gola, Festim Diabólico, 로프, Die Schlinge, Cocktail für eine Leiche, La soga
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Thrillers and murder mysteries Intense violence and sexual transgression mystery, murder, detective, murderer or crime cops, murder, thriller, detective or crime film noir, femme fatale, 1940s, thriller or intriguing murder, crime, drama, compelling or gripping thriller, psychological, suspense, twist or disturbing Show All…
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what’s up with dudes who went to harvard and accusing their friends of chicken cruelty
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This is so gay. I mean, this is SO gay. Maybe you think you know how gay this is. Maybe you thought, "Oh, this is a lil gay" or "Oh, I'm sensing some undertones of homo-eroticism." Except you were wrong because this is perhaps the gayest movie in the history of gay movies and I loved every single second of it.
Oh yeah, good long takes, too.
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fellas is it gay to murder your friend just to impress your prep-school housemaster?
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hot tip: when you're deciding which one of your friends to kill so you can have a murderous dinner party, don't kill the guy who's never late to parties..
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the gay subtext, 1-shot (6 actually), 1948, alfred hitch(cock) dinner party murdery movie we all needed
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One of the most innovative films of its time, Alfred Hitchcock's Rope introduces a number of cinematic experiments which, even today, remain widely unexplored in the film world. It is an immensely captivating story of two men who strangle one of their acquaintances, hide his body in their apartment, and then throw a party to determine the perfection of their crime.
Filmed in a manner that gives the illusion of being shot in a single take, the biggest strength of this film is how effortlessly it manages to engage the viewers in its expertly crafted plot & sustain the tension throughout its runtime even when the audience is aware of how the story will end. The direction by Hitchcock is an…
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We only ever see the "S" on that huge blinking neon sign outside but I'm pretty sure the rest of it reads "-U-B-T-E-X-T."
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I'm ashamed to admit, but I watched this for the first time two nights ago.
It is unbelievable.
I added it to my queue when Letterboxd shared their list of movies for Pride month because it piqued my interest, I thought, "but really, a big studio movie in 1948, how gay can it be?" And I was pleasantly surprised!
The long takes, the set, the matte painting trade-outs, the performances, the controlled moves of the camera, the reveals, the ending, all incredible.
When they pan left to very simply introduce Jimmy Stewart, I shouted.
When they're talking about killing chickens in an uninterrupted 10 minute shot until Phillip shouts and they cut to Jimmy Stewart who realizes that something is… -
Level one is making the killers the protagonists. Level two is making them obviously gay. Level three is making it clear that one of them is sexually aroused by murder. Making it to level three is why Hitchcock was the master.
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