im no longer a HITCHCOCK virgin!!!... and all i can say is "SHEER GENIUS"!!... for the uninitiated, i saw my very first Alfred Hitchcock and im in awe!!!... the man is brilliant... a legend!!!...
so coming back to the movie, i finally saw REBECCA... had read Daphne du Maurier's masterpiece and was dying to watch the screen adaptation... and im glad to say that i wasnt disappointed!!!... Joan Fontaine is perfect as the naive second Mrs De Winter and makes you want to protect her... Lawrence Olivier - the name says it all... and the never seen Rebecca... complete with a strong storyline, an outstanding cast and a brilliant director, it was a delight to watch...
another reason i enjoyed the movie (and the book) is because i could relate to the second Mrs De Winter a bit... (they never mention her name in the movie.. or for that matter even in the book)... most of us will... all she wants is to be accepted where everyone is judging her and comparing her to Rebecca... to get a little attention from Maxim and to run away from the hold that the late Rebecca still has over the estate and the servants... but just a bit... she is so vulnerable and weak throughout the movie that it was hard to relate to someone who is a complete doormat... its about her journey from being a girl to becoming a woman... how circumstances change her to become stronger as a person... to grow up and deal with life... all in all a great movie...

here's to downloading more Alfred Hitchcocks!!!...