Talking Hitchcock: Notorious & The Man Who Knew Too Much Double Bill

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Join Storyhouse Cinema and Talking Hitchcock’s Rebecca McCallum for an unmissable double bill celebrating two landmark anniversaries from the Master of Suspense!

Notorious – 80th Anniversary Screening

As this Hitchcock masterpiece turns an astonishing 80 years old, Talking Hitchcock and Storyhouse offer you a rare opportunity to experience Notorious-a film which brings together two of the director’s greatest collaborators-Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant-in a glittering and unforgettable onscreen partnership. Alicia Huberman (Bergman) is pursued by a man named Devlin (Grant) who mysteriously appears at one of her party’s one evening where a strong chemistry is soon formed. However, Alicia’s impressions are soon shattered when she discovers Devlin’s true identity and that she has been targeted by him for her family connections and a past romance. Alicia is put through a series of trials with the dangers and risks escalating in tandem with the conflict the pair face between that of love and duty. A pawn in a game of strategic political chess played out by men, as a marked woman, Alicia proves herself to be a woman of action who can achieve what her male counterparts cannot.

The Man Who Knew Too Much – 70th Anniversary Screening

In the year of its 70th anniversary, what better time to revisit Hitchcock’s only remake? The Man Who Knew Too Much is an infusion of domestic melodrama and political conspiracy. Beginning in Morrocco, we meet the all-American family: husband and wife Ben (Jimmy Stewart) and Jo (Doris Day) McKenna and their son Hank (Christopher Olsen). However, the jovial holiday atmosphere is soon shattered when Ben is privy to some top-secret information that takes the McKenna’s all the way back to London. This builds to a dramatic and cathartic scene in the Royal Albert Hall where Jo-a retired singer and entertainer-uses her voice to great personal and political effect. In true suspense style, Hitchcock encourages us to look closely and listen carefully as we watch the ordinary evolve into the extraordinary.

This double bill screening will open with a special introduction by Rebecca McCallum.

Venue

Cinema, Storyhouse Cinema

Duration

Notorious: 1 hour 40 minutes | The Man Who Knew Too Much: 2 hours

Prices

Members: £12.30

Non-Members: £13.50

Schedule

2pm: Introduction by Rebecca McCallum

2.20pm: Notorious

4pm: Break

4.20pm: The Man Who Knew Too Much

About Rebecca McCallum

Rebecca is a writer, speaker, editor and creator/host of Talking Hitchcock, a podcast that explores the work and the world of her favourite director. She has written at length about Hitchcock’s films both online and in print for many publications including Fangoria, Grim Journal, Hemlock Books and Moviejawn.

A curator of screenings and events across the UK, she shares her passion and perspectives on Hitchcock and has previously programmed a Hitchcock festival The Apartment Trilogy at Storyhouse in addition to hosting anniversary screenings of Rear Window, North by Northwest and most recently the Four Seasons of Hitchcock film festival at the National Science and Media Museum.

She has spoken on multiple occasions at HitchCon, the largest international conference of its kind on the director and co-hosted a programme Hitchcock and Me on BBC Radio. She has also delivered a lecture on the The Absent, Omnipresent Women of Hitchcock with Final Girls Berlin and is currently immersed in writing her first Hitchcock focused book.

Read, watch & listen to Rebecca’s work here.

Talking Hitchcock

A podcast exploring the work and world of Alfred Hitchcock.

Created and hosted by Rebecca McCallum.

Find Talking Hitchcock on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Listen to the episodes NOTORIOUS featuring Professor Ali Taylor, and THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH with playwright and Hitchcock scholar Elisabeth Karlin.

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