Sight and Sound (2000) - The Paradine Case

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• book review: The Paradine Case
• author(s): Geoffrey Macnab
• journal: Sight and Sound (01/Dec/2000)
• issue: volume 10, issue 12, page 62
• journal ISSN: 0037-4806
• publisher: British Film Institute
• keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Alida Valli, David O. Selznick, Gregory Peck, The Paradine Case (1947), Video recordings

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Abstract

Macnab reviews The Paradine Case directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Article

The Paradine Case Alfred Hitchcock; USA 1947; PT; £9.99; B/W; Certificate U

This David Selznick-scripted potboiler is as much a study in hubris as a conventional courtroom drama. Gregory Peck's dapper, conceited barrister is defending the beautiful Mrs Paradine (Alida C. Valli), accused of murdering her husband. As he becomes bewitched by her, his judgement is douded and he puts his own marriage at risk. His uncertainty is matched by that of Hitchcock, who struggles to rise above such hackneyed source material. Digitally remastered. (MFB No. 182)