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I had the pleasure of meeting several people who worked with Alfred Hitchcock on The Birds, Marnie and one of his earlier films, The Man Who Knew Too Much. I was writing a thesis on Hitchcock and wanted to get a little more information on his personal life. All of the people I spoke with,long before this movie was made, said that Hitchcock was absolutely incessant and relentless in his pursuit of Tippi Hedren and she tried to rebuff him as politely as she could. But he made her life a living Hell. And yes he did ruin her career. He made it impossible for her to work and it was all because she wouldn't succumb to his harassment. They all said that with his genius, there was a very evil and dark side to his personality.
After watching The Girl, it mirrored closely what I was told by each one of the people I interviewed for my thesis. Just because someone is a brilliant auteur doesn't mean that you know them personally. I thought the movie was fair and sometimes the truth about someone is ugly. Toby Jones is superb as Hitchcock and Sienna Miller captured the essence of Hedren. Overall, I felt that the movie is very much up to HBO's high production values. And I would recommend this film to anyone who wants to see a riveting story about power, lust and strength.
I had the pleasure of meeting several people who worked with Alfred Hitchcock on The Birds, Marnie and one of his earlier films, The Man Who Knew Too Much. I was writing a thesis on Hitchcock and wanted to get a little more information on his personal life. All of the people I spoke with,long before this movie was made, said that Hitchcock was absolutely incessant and relentless in his pursuit of Tippi Hedren and she tried to rebuff him as politely as she could. But he made her life a living Hell. And yes he did ruin her career. He made it impossible for her to work and it was all because she wouldn't succumb to his harassment. They all said that with his genius, there was a very evil and dark side to his personality.
After watching The Girl, it mirrored closely what I was told by each one of the people I interviewed for my thesis. Just because someone is a brilliant auteur doesn't mean that you know them personally. I thought the movie was fair and sometimes the truth about someone is ugly. Toby Jones is superb as Hitchcock and Sienna Miller captured the essence of Hedren. Overall, I felt that the movie is very much up to HBO's high production values. And I would recommend this film to anyone who wants to see a riveting story about power, lust and strength.