Rebecca

1940, USA, Hitchcock, 130 min.

Introduced by Caitlin Leffel and Jacob Lehman.

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”¦”

So opens Hitchcock’s first American film, based on Daphne du Maurier’s psychological thriller, which not only won the Oscar for best picture but registered eleven nominations. Joan Fontaine plays the shy naive young bride of the aristocratic Laurence Olivier. She learns that she is living in the shadow of her predecessor, a shadow extended through the ever present threat of the guardian of her memory, the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers, played with chilling relish by Judith Anderson.

About the Speakers

Caitlin Leffel and Jacob Lehman are the writers of four books highlighting the beauty of New York City. Their revised version of the book 1001 Things to Do in NYC will come out later this year.

About Cabaret Cinema: Emotions/Emoticons

As a companion to the Brainwave series, Cabaret Cinema will screen nine classic films that are driven by nine emotions. Notable introducers will help the audience to understand the importance of the given emotion to the film’s narrative.

Emotion: Happiness