Movie No. 120 (2013): NOTORIOUS

Notorious (1946)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant

This is the story of Alicia Huberman who is recruited by an American agent to infiltrate and spy on a notorious organization of Nazis who relocated to South America after the fall of Hitler. She pushes the limit and marries the leader of the organization, who used to be one of her father's associates. Her father, a convicted Nazi spy, has just committed suicide. Conflict starts when the American agent admits to himself that he has fallen in love with Alicia, but, choosing duty over love, creates an image that he only pretends to be in love with her, which the latter tries to believe, so she can carry out her mission.

This is not quite the Hitchcock type of film. It is romance or melodrama but the way Hitchcock mix it with the elements of a thriller is something to behold. There are no special effects to brag about but the camera works are a wonder. 

Rating: 4.0/4.0

Date seen: May 26, 2013

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