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This 3 page report discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic, Rear Window,
which starred the much-loved “Jimmy” Stewart as L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries, the man in the
“rear window.” The argument is made that the character of Jeffries serves as the “eyes” of
both the director and the audience and that what he sees is truly horrific. No sources
listed.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWjeffri.rtf
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Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) created 53 feature movies. He was also the host of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," popular television anthology programs from 1955
to 1965. It is truly impossible to enumerate how many movies his work has inspired. Numerous directors, writers and actors claim Hitchcock had a direct impact on their own creative
style. For his time, his works were completely unique and have remained examples of the ways in which a powerful screenplay and direction can serve as a catalyst for almost
unbearable cinematic suspense. This is certainly the case with his 1954 classic, Rear Window, which starred the much-loved "Jimmy" Stewart as L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries the man in the "rear window."
His co-star was the equally-admired Grace Kelly as high-society girlfriend, Lisa Carol Fremont. The combination of their star power and Hitchcocks skill assured that it would be a blockbuster but
the movie has also proven itself as a true "classic" over the past fifty years. Voyeurism at its Best Because Jeffries is stuck in his New York City apartment,
immobilized in a wheelchair with a broken leg. He is an internationally-known professional photographer who broke his leg while going after an action shot at a car race. To rely
on an old clich?, he is "bored to tears." He spends most of his convalescent time sitting at the rear window of his apartment, watching the comings and goings of
his neighbors. For the most part, he sees many of the aspects of their lives as pathetic -- the woman he calls "Miss Lonelyhearts" and her imaginary boyfriend, the
frustrated composer, "Miss Torso" the dancer, the middle-aged couple with their obnoxious dog who sleep on the fire escape. But one neighbor, in particular, captures Jeffries interest. There is a
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