Введение
«Парадинский случай» — американская судебная драма 1947 года, снятая в Англии режиссером Альфредом Хичкоком. «Парадинский случай» – это судебная драма 1947 года с элементами нуара, действие которой происходит в Англии, режиссером является Альфред Хичкок, а продюсером – Дэвид О. Селзник. Селзник и некредитированный Бен Хехт написали сценарий на основе адаптации Альмы Ревилл и Джеймса Бридии романа Роберта Смита Хиченса 1933 года. И Валли, и Журдан надеялись, что фильм даст им тот же статус в США, которым они пользовались на родине (в Италии и Франции соответственно), но этого не произошло, хотя Журдан позже снялся во многих американских фильмах. (Гарбо также примерно в то же время отказалась от фильма «Я помню маму» и, по слухам, сказала: «Никаких убийц, никаких мам». По словам биографа Дональда Спото, «отвращение Хичкока к содержанию и методам, которые ему навязали, привело к созданию неловкой атмосферы, из которой Хичкок едва мог вырваться». Грегори Пек сказал о режиссёре: «Он казался действительно скучающим».
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama with elements of film noir set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel by Robert Smythe Hichens. Both Valli and Jourdan hoped that the film would give them the status in the U. S. that they enjoyed in their home countries (Italy and France, respectively), but that did not happen, though Jourdan later made many U. S. films. (Garbo had also turned down I Remember Mama at about the same time, and is reputed to have said "No murderesses, no mamas". According to his biographer Donald Spoto " Hitchcock's disgust with the content and method that were forced upon him conspired to produce an uneasy atmosphere from which Hitchcock could scarcely wait to extricate himself." Gregory Peck said of the director, "He seemed really bored with the whole thing "
The film was in production from December 19, 1946, to May 7, 1947, with retakes done in November of that year. Although some external shots show the Lake District in Cumbria, the rest of the footage was shot on three sets at Selznick's lot in Culver City, California, a first in Selznick's career as an independent producer. The completed film cost an estimated $4,258,000 to make, almost as much as Gone with the Wind. Selznick maintained close supervision on the production, and interfered with Hitchcock's normally carefully budgeted process by demanding extensive re takes. When Hitchcock insisted on receiving his contractual $1000/day fee, Selznick took over post production, supervising the editing and the scoring of the film. The producer went through eighteen different title changes for the picture before rechristening it The Paradine Case, just hours before the premiere. The Paradine Case opened December 29, 1947, in Los Angeles and in two theaters across the street from each other in Westwood, California The film was initially 132 minutes long, Selznick having editing down Hitchcock's rough cut of almost three hours. Before general release, however, Selznick further reduced the running time to 114 minutes, which is also the current length of the DVD release. In 1980, a flood reportedly destroyed the uncut original version of the film, making a restoration unlikely. Variety wrote, "high dramatics Hitchcock's penchant for suspense and unusual atmosphere development get full play. There is a deliberateness of pace, artful pauses and other carefully calculated melodramatic hinges upon which he swings the story and players. Time Out says "Bleak in its message (those who love passionately inevitably destroy the object of their desire), the movie only half works. The intricate, triangular plot is finally overburdened by the courtroom setting." Leonard Maltin said "talk, talk, talk in complicated, stagy courtroom drama;"
Despite the mixed reviews the movie received, most critics noted the strong performances of Ann Todd and Joan Tetzel.
Производство фильма проходило с 19 декабря 1946 года по 7 мая 1947 года, с досъемками в ноябре того же года. Хотя некоторые внешние кадры показывают Озерный край в Камбрии, остальная часть съемок проходила на трех декорациях на студии Селзника в Калвер-Сити, штат Калифорния, что было первым случаем в карьере Селзника как независимого продюсера. Стоимость завершенного фильма составила около 4 258 000 долларов, почти столько же, сколько «Унесенные ветром». Селзник осуществлял строгий контроль над производством и вмешивался в обычно тщательно спланированный Хичкоком бюджет, требуя обширных пересъемок. Когда Хичкок настоял на получении контрактного гонорара в размере 1000 долларов в день, Селзник взял на себя постпродакшн, курируя монтаж и музыкальное оформление фильма. Продюсер рассмотрел восемнадцать различных вариантов названия фильма, прежде чем переименовать его в «Парадинский случай» всего за несколько часов до премьеры. Премьера «Парадинского случая» состоялась 29 декабря 1947 года в Лос-Анджелесе и в двух кинотеатрах напротив друг друга в Вествуде, штат Калифорния. Первоначальная продолжительность фильма составляла 132 минуты, Селзник смонтировал черновой монтаж Хичкока, который длился почти три часа. Однако перед широким прокатом Селзник еще больше сократил хронометраж до 114 минут, что соответствует текущей длине DVD-релиза. В 1980 году, по сообщениям, наводнение уничтожило оригинальную, немонтированную версию фильма, что делает реставрацию маловероятной. Variety писал: «Высокая драматичность, склонность Хичкока к саспенсу и созданию необычной атмосферы получили полную реализацию. В фильме присутствует намеренность темпа, искусные паузы и другие тщательно рассчитанные мелодраматические моменты, на которых он держит историю и актеров». Time Out отмечает: «Мрачный посыл (те, кто страстно любит, неизбежно уничтожают объект своей любви), фильм работает лишь наполовину. Сложный треугольный сюжет в конечном итоге перегружен обстановкой в зале суда». Леонард Мальтин сказал: «Много разговоров в сложной, театральной судебной драме».
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama with elements of film noir set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel by Robert Smythe Hichens. Both Valli and Jourdan hoped that the film would give them the status in the U. S. that they enjoyed in their home countries (Italy and France, respectively), but that did not happen, though Jourdan later made many U. S. films. (Garbo had also turned down I Remember Mama at about the same time, and is reputed to have said "No murderesses, no mamas". According to his biographer Donald Spoto " Hitchcock's disgust with the content and method that were forced upon him conspired to produce an uneasy atmosphere from which Hitchcock could scarcely wait to extricate himself." Gregory Peck said of the director, "He seemed really bored with the whole thing "
The film was in production from December 19, 1946, to May 7, 1947, with retakes done in November of that year. Although some external shots show the Lake District in Cumbria, the rest of the footage was shot on three sets at Selznick's lot in Culver City, California, a first in Selznick's career as an independent producer. The completed film cost an estimated $4,258,000 to make, almost as much as Gone with the Wind. Selznick maintained close supervision on the production, and interfered with Hitchcock's normally carefully budgeted process by demanding extensive re takes. When Hitchcock insisted on receiving his contractual $1000/day fee, Selznick took over post production, supervising the editing and the scoring of the film. The producer went through eighteen different title changes for the picture before rechristening it The Paradine Case, just hours before the premiere. The Paradine Case opened December 29, 1947, in Los Angeles and in two theaters across the street from each other in Westwood, California The film was initially 132 minutes long, Selznick having editing down Hitchcock's rough cut of almost three hours. Before general release, however, Selznick further reduced the running time to 114 minutes, which is also the current length of the DVD release. In 1980, a flood reportedly destroyed the uncut original version of the film, making a restoration unlikely. Variety wrote, "high dramatics Hitchcock's penchant for suspense and unusual atmosphere development get full play. There is a deliberateness of pace, artful pauses and other carefully calculated melodramatic hinges upon which he swings the story and players. Time Out says "Bleak in its message (those who love passionately inevitably destroy the object of their desire), the movie only half works. The intricate, triangular plot is finally overburdened by the courtroom setting." Leonard Maltin said "talk, talk, talk in complicated, stagy courtroom drama;"
Despite the mixed reviews the movie received, most critics noted the strong performances of Ann Todd and Joan Tetzel.
Несмотря на неоднозначные отзывы, большинство критиков отметили сильную игру Энн Тодд и Джоан Тетцель.
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama with elements of film noir set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel by Robert Smythe Hichens. Both Valli and Jourdan hoped that the film would give them the status in the U. S. that they enjoyed in their home countries (Italy and France, respectively), but that did not happen, though Jourdan later made many U. S. films. (Garbo had also turned down I Remember Mama at about the same time, and is reputed to have said "No murderesses, no mamas". According to his biographer Donald Spoto " Hitchcock's disgust with the content and method that were forced upon him conspired to produce an uneasy atmosphere from which Hitchcock could scarcely wait to extricate himself." Gregory Peck said of the director, "He seemed really bored with the whole thing "
The film was in production from December 19, 1946, to May 7, 1947, with retakes done in November of that year. Although some external shots show the Lake District in Cumbria, the rest of the footage was shot on three sets at Selznick's lot in Culver City, California, a first in Selznick's career as an independent producer. The completed film cost an estimated $4,258,000 to make, almost as much as Gone with the Wind. Selznick maintained close supervision on the production, and interfered with Hitchcock's normally carefully budgeted process by demanding extensive re takes. When Hitchcock insisted on receiving his contractual $1000/day fee, Selznick took over post production, supervising the editing and the scoring of the film. The producer went through eighteen different title changes for the picture before rechristening it The Paradine Case, just hours before the premiere. The Paradine Case opened December 29, 1947, in Los Angeles and in two theaters across the street from each other in Westwood, California The film was initially 132 minutes long, Selznick having editing down Hitchcock's rough cut of almost three hours. Before general release, however, Selznick further reduced the running time to 114 minutes, which is also the current length of the DVD release. In 1980, a flood reportedly destroyed the uncut original version of the film, making a restoration unlikely. Variety wrote, "high dramatics Hitchcock's penchant for suspense and unusual atmosphere development get full play. There is a deliberateness of pace, artful pauses and other carefully calculated melodramatic hinges upon which he swings the story and players. Time Out says "Bleak in its message (those who love passionately inevitably destroy the object of their desire), the movie only half works. The intricate, triangular plot is finally overburdened by the courtroom setting." Leonard Maltin said "talk, talk, talk in complicated, stagy courtroom drama;"
Despite the mixed reviews the movie received, most critics noted the strong performances of Ann Todd and Joan Tetzel.
Награды и почести
Этель Бэрримор была номинирована на премию "Оскар" 1947 года как лучшая актриса второго плана за роль леди Софи Хорфилд.
Адаптация
9 мая 1949 года радиотеатр Lux Radio Theatre представил радиопостановку фильма с Джозефом Коттеном в главной роли, а Алида Валли и Луи Журдан вновь исполнили свои роли.