Sklavin des Herzens (1949)

Sklavin des Herzens: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton. A young gentleman goes to Australia where he reunites with his now married childhood sweetheart, only to find out she has become an alcoholic and harbors dark secrets.

“This is probably the most debated movie made by Alfred Hitchcock, especially in France where it was for a long time regarded as his best movie. As far as Iu0026#39;m concerned, I think that itu0026#39;s a very difficult movie where you donu0026#39;t recognize the signature of a director who was already regarded as the specialist of suspense by the time the movie was launched. Here, you donu0026#39;t find any murder and therefore, no killer, no investigation, no suspense. Without a doubt, it disconcerted the public and the movie was a spectacular commercial failure. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Under Capricorn is an impersonal movie too. It means that Alfred Hitchcock made it but it could have been shot by any director. I think about Douglas Sirk.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow concerning the movie, well itu0026#39;s hard to be interested in the story because itu0026#39;s very complex and itu0026#39;s just laboriously solving in the second part of the movie. The movie also drags on and is terribly talkative. Even an outstanding performance from the actors (especially Joseph Cotten) doesnu0026#39;t manage to save the movie from boredom.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA dull and boring movie which just goes to show that even a terrific director can make mistakes.”