While traveling to the countryside of England by train, the repressed and shy Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine) meets the reckless playboy Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant) crashing her first class cabin with a third class ticket. When they meet each other again, Johnnie overhears a conversation of her father about her heritage and courts Lina that immediately falls in love for him. They get married and when they return from their fancy honeymoon, Lina discovers that Johnnie is a broken gambler that borrows money from his friends to live in a high-standard. Then she finds that he is also a liar and after receiving his old friend and partner in a real estate business Beaky (Nigel Bruce) in their home, Lina believes that Johnnie intends to kill Beaky. However, they decide to travel to Paris to dissolve their partnership. When two detectives come to their house to investigate the mysterious death of Beaky in Paris, Lina believes Johnny is the murderer and she will be his next victim.
"Suspicion" is another delightful movie from Alfred Hitchcock, supported by an intriguing and ambiguous plot and wonderful performances of Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant and Nigel Bruce. With a dark ending, this movie could be a masterpiece, but unfortunately the unexpected conclusion forced by the RKO Studio is totally disappointing. Based on the commercial and ridiculous ending, the lack of character of Johnnie Aysgarth is still impressive and for me it is never clear whether he really loves Lina or is interested in her allowance and future heritage. The ambiguity of this lead character makes the viewer to sympathize and share the fear of Lina, and I do not understand how Alfred Hitchcock accepted this interference in his work. This time, the cameo of Alfred Hitchcock is at the village postbox, mailing a letter. I saw in the Extras of the DVD that the dog the Johnny brings to Lina belonged to Alfred Hitchcock. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil):"Suspeita" ("Suspicion")
"Suspicion" is another delightful movie from Alfred Hitchcock, supported by an intriguing and ambiguous plot and wonderful performances of Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant and Nigel Bruce. With a dark ending, this movie could be a masterpiece, but unfortunately the unexpected conclusion forced by the RKO Studio is totally disappointing. Based on the commercial and ridiculous ending, the lack of character of Johnnie Aysgarth is still impressive and for me it is never clear whether he really loves Lina or is interested in her allowance and future heritage. The ambiguity of this lead character makes the viewer to sympathize and share the fear of Lina, and I do not understand how Alfred Hitchcock accepted this interference in his work. This time, the cameo of Alfred Hitchcock is at the village postbox, mailing a letter. I saw in the Extras of the DVD that the dog the Johnny brings to Lina belonged to Alfred Hitchcock. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil):"Suspeita" ("Suspicion")