Rear Window (1954) starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Globe-trotting photographer named Jeff (Stewart) is confined to a wheelchair in his apartment after fracturing his leg trying to get a picture at an auto race. He confides to his nurse (Ritter) that he's not sure if he's ready to marry his girlfriend Lisa (Kelly). Why he wouldn't want to marry someone like Grace Kelly is never made completely clear. After six weeks of confinement, Jeff has become extremely familiar with the comings and goings of his neighbors, whose apartments he can see into from the rear window of his place. Soon he begins to suspect that there's something terribly wrong about the salesman (Burr) who lives in the apartment opposite his. This is one of the great Hitchcock movies, offering murder, romance and voyeurism, all from inside a single apartment. It has all the macabre touches you would expect, plus a healthy dose of humor. The subtitles are adequate. Grade: A
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