Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra: Vertigo is the epitome of Hitchcock's entire oeuvre, but also the toughest watch to begin with. Because many consider it his best, Irishman, you've dived into the deep end in seeing it. My first was Foreign Correspondent (1940), his first film in the US. The first time I saw Vertigo (1958), I didn't quite grasp its greatness. Now I think it's a masterpiece. Perhaps his masterpiece.
Mick
Slight correction: His first film was for Producer David O. Selznick. It was the adaptation of Daphnie Du Marier's "Rebecca". It won an Oscar for Best Picture.
"Forreign Correspondent" was produced for Indipendant producer Walter Wanger and was also given a nod for an Oscar.
The pefect Hitchcock film to start with is perhaps "North by Northwest". Suspensful, entertaining and just damned fun.
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