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User Comments for: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

simonynwa says...
4 months ago
Jealousy, obsession, suspense, murder, blonde women in peril – all the hallmarks of Hitchcock’s later work are there. The film’s plot is driven by the identify of a murderer and the suspicions the titular lodger may well be responsible. Hitchcock cleverly weaves into the plot the different elements that feed into the mystery and Ivor Novello’s performance keeps both the characters and the audience guessing until the final act. What’s striking is that as an early silent film there is practically nothing that would be changed to accommodate dialogue and yet the film remains a compelling mystery with relatable characters.
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Plainbear says...
10 months ago
Not a connaiseur of silent movie, but this felt like a good movie for the time outside of the weird caricature of a man that the policeman was. The twist was nice, but it felt like the plot move too slowly. I ended up going for a 2x speed and it felt much better after that
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miguelreina says...
3 years ago
[Filmin] Watched from the knowledge of Hitchcock's filmography, it looks like a compilation of "easter eggs" from his later career. We can find here resources and ideas that he later developed in his best-known films, unusual visual findings for the time. The shadow of the cross on Ivor Novello's face, almost like a foretaste of the end, the stairs as a narrative device, the suspense built through the slowing down of time, the expressionist shadows around the nervous landlady as her tenant walks out the night... Absolutely enjoyable, but more recommendable to watch without sound, avoiding the inadequate music that Nitin Sawhney composed for the London Symphony Orchestra in 2012, despite being a tribute to Bernard Herrmann.
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Miratrix says...
4 years ago
I enjoyed watching this.
Though it did leave me terribly curious about the killer and their motives.
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