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I've always liked this film but

posted 4 years ago by huwdj (4566)
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I watched it again last night and some things struck me that somehow I hadn't noticed before.
The camera is obsessively in Tippi Hedren's face. So close you can see the makeup and she must have steamed up the lens every time she breathed out.
Sean Connery is so tanned and appears to be wearing mascara - he's positively pretty.
It's so studio bound - I noticed many painted backdrops that were not that convincing.
Finally, Tippi Hedren has an incredibly thin neck - don't know why I noticed that, not normally something I focus on - maybe I've been watching too many vampire movies lately.
I still like the film - though it pretty dark if you want to focus on those points. And I still like Tippi Hedren in it despite the stories that emerged later. I wish she'd been able to make a few more good films with different directors at this time.

[–] Roguemail (1614) 4 years ago

This is something we see more and more with 4K TV's, blu ray and remastered versions of old movies.

On older movies like this you can indeed see the layers of makeup on the actors.

With older style TV's you would never have noticed this.

[–] huwdj (4566) 4 years ago

Little update: Perhaps the reason Tippi didn't make more films is down to this bit of trivia I found on IMDb against Mirage, a Gregory Peck film.
Director Edward Dmytryk originally wanted to cast Tippi Hedren in the part of Shela, but Hedren was under a personal contract with Sir Alfred Hitchcock, who told Dmytryk she was not available. Diane Baker, who had played opposite Hedren in Hitchcock's Marnie (1964), took over the role.

[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

Actually, most actresses and models have incredibly long thin necks, seemingly too thin to support their large heads.

Long thin necks are supposed to make a woman photograph better, so casting agents and model scouts keep an eye out for them.

[–] huwdj (4566) 4 years ago

Interesting. I just happen to be watching an episode of The West Wing at the moment and now I'll be looking at all the necks trying to count up the long thin ones.
[edit] So watched that (s5e15), which happened to be a bit light of actresses and it is a series where many of the regulars are tall and slim and look like they could have been models at one stage. However, on this ridiculously bias survey 4/5 actresses had slim necks and only the deliciously curvy Melissa Marsala could be said to have a 'normal' neck. Now on to the next episode which happens to be one of my favourites - it has Muppets.