Shadow of a doubt

Shadow Of A Doubt directed by Alfred Hitchcock



In class we watched and analysed a clip of the film Shadow Of A Doubt. This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's many famous films.

• People dancing 
• The characters are wearing old looking clothes which shows that the film is set in the early 1900s 
• The film is in black and white re-enforces the fact that the film is quite old. 
• The music is also most commonly associated with the 1900s. 
• Hitchcock shows a street, then a building, then a window, and finally a man lying on the bed. With each shot we get closer to seeing the main character. 
• When we see the main character we see money lying around on the floor, which shows he is wealthy but doesn't care too much for the money. 
• He is well dressed and smoking a cigar, so he obviously lives a wealthy life, but he seems to be depressed and lifeless.