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PSYCHOSE

Psycho

1960 US HMDB
juin 22, 1960

Marion Crane en a assez de ne pouvoir mener sa vie comme elle l'entend. Son travail ne la passionne plus, son amant ne peut l'épouser car il doit verser une énorme pension alimentaire le laissant sans le sou… Mais un beau jour, son patron lui demande de déposer 40 000 dollars à la banque. La tentation est trop grande, et Marion s'enfuit avec l'argent. Très vite la panique commence à se faire sentir. Partagée entre l'angoisse de se faire prendre et l'excitation de mener une nouvelle vie, Marion roule vers une destination qu'elle n'atteindra jamais. La pluie est battante, la jeune femme s'arrête près d'un motel, tenu par un sympathique gérant nommé Norman Bates, mais qui doit supporter le caractère possessif de sa mère. Après un copieux repas avec Norman, Marion prend toutes ses précautions afin de dissimuler l'argent. Pour se délasser de cette journée, elle prend une douche…

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Production: Alfred Hitchcock (Producer)
Scenario: Joseph Stefano (Screenplay)
Musique: Bernard Herrmann (Original Music Composer)
Photographie: John L. Russell (Director of Photography)

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Une jeune employée vole quarante mille dollars et s'enfuit. À cause du mauvais temps, elle décide de s'arrêter dans un motel tenu par un jeune homme nommé Norman, en apparence inoffensif. Elle prend une chambre et, sous la douche, elle est agressée par une femme qu'on entrevoit à peine. Peu après, un détective privé, aidé par le fiancé de la jeune femme, commence ses recherches et se rend au motel où il est intrigué par le comportement étrange du jeune propriétaire. Il découvrira bientôt une vérité horrible et tragique... Le film le plus « horrifiant » du maître du suspense, tellement controversé à sa sortie pour la « brutalité » excessive de certaines séquences ; pour ne citer que les plus célèbres : le cadavre de la mère assis sur le fauteuil pivotant, la mort du détective privé, les plans inquiétants de la sinistre maison de Bates et surtout le meurtre sous la douche de Janet Leigh, qui reste gravé dans l'imaginaire collectif au point que quiconque prend une douche derrière un rideau transparent ne peut s'empêcher de ressentir un certain « malaise ». La performance d'Anthony Perkins est magistrale, en pleine possession de ses moyens, offrant un portrait tellement convaincant de Norman Bates qu'il devint le « fou » le plus célèbre de l'histoire du cinéma, condamné à jamais à ne pouvoir s'échapper de ce rôle, au point de marquer pratiquement toute sa carrière cinématographique ultérieure. Le seul adjectif approprié pour définir cette œuvre du grand Alfred Hitchcock est « parfait » ; un film qui ne subit aucunement le poids des années, qui traverse l'histoire en conservant intact son pouvoir de fascination. Angoissant, captivant, terrifiant, magnifique. Il n'y a rien à ajouter !
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AVIS DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ (6)

Gimly

Gimly

7 /10

Required viewing.

Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.

Wuchak

Wuchak

9 /10

“We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?”

A Phoenix secretary, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), embezzles $40,000 and rashly flees town, ending up at a remote motel in Fairvale, California, where she encounters the eccentric Mama’s boy Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Mixed into this web is a private investigator (Martin Balsam), Marion’s sister (Vera Miles) and Marion’s secret beau (John Gavin).

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on Robert Bloch’s book, “Psycho” made a huge impact when it was released in 1960. It contains a plot development that was groundbreaking at the time shared by England’s “City of the Dead” (aka “Horror Hotel”), which went into production six weeks earlier than “Psycho” and was released in the UK at the same time, but not in America until 2 years later. While they’re both good, “Psycho” is way superior. It was followed by three sequels (1983, 1986 and 1990), the last being a semi-prequel, all starring Anthony Perkins as Norman with Vera Miles returning for the first one.

One thing I don’t like is that it was shot in B&W. Check out the sequels and the 1998 remake to observe the same settings in living color.

The film runs 1 hour, 49 minutes and was shot primarily at the backlot of Universal Studios, Universal City, California, with other parts in Los Angeles & Gorman, California, and Phoenix, Arizona.

GRADE: A

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10 /10

My most favourite film from the master of suspense.

This psychological horror is widely considered to be the first ever slasher film. Powered by great performances from Anthony Perkins & Janet Leigh, and the outstanding score by Bernard Herrmann which adds such great tension throughout the film, it is unarguably the greatest thriller ever made. Only Alfred Hitchcock could make a film so entertaining and so horrifying at the same time.

The climax continues to haunt me forever.

JPV852

JPV852

9 /10

Amazingly, this is my first ever viewing, not sure why I waited so long, but finally got around to it. Great movie in every way from the performance by Anthony Perkins to the atmosphere, enjoyed every bit of this even though I basically knew the entire plot at this point since all iconic scenes and lines have been repeated over the years. Not sure this is my favorite Hitchcock movie as I still prefer Rear Window, but obvious why it has held up 60 years later. 4.5/5

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8 /10

There is so much more to this film than just that famous scene in the shower - and so much of it belongs to the marvellous scoring of Bernard Herrmann. His ability to use those screeching strings, and the pace of his music does so much of the heavy lifting that gives this film a sense of accumulating menace that makes it still, after over 60 years, a masterful piece of cinema. Janet Leigh wants to make a go of things with her cash-strapped hunky boyfriend "Sam" (John Gavin) so when an unexpected opportunity arises at work that puts $40,000 in her lap, she skips town and takes refuge during a thunderstorm at the "Bates" motel where she encounters "Norman" (a very handsome looking Anthony Perkins). The rest you will just have to watch for yourself, but the story has just about everything you could want from a thriller: a fella with a bit of a "mummy" syndrome; some good old fashioned larceny; lust and though I didn't quite love the ending, it is a superbly dramatic piece of well considered and constructed cinema that cleverly builds on what is quite a simple story with a strong and convincing cast. Big screen if you can; that house on the hill looks more eery that way. Great stuff!

CaryGranite

Any fan of slasher/ horror films should consider this required viewing. Marion(Janet Leigh) and her "secret" boyfriend Sam(John Gavin) want to be together. Sam, who is divorced and cash poor feels he cannot provide a happy life for the two of them. Desperate, Marion has an opportunity to steel 40,000.00. She flees Arizona and heads to California where she ends up at the Bates Motel and meeting Norman Bates(Anthony Perkins).

Stellar cast, with Perkins giving a eerie Oscar worthy performance. Cinematography and the soundtrack are amazing. The iconic shower scene is just as effective today as it was 65 years ago. If I was going to make a criticism it would be the scene at the end where the audience sees everything for what it is. Hitchcock had many requirements for this scene and I felt that it made the scene a little awkward. I am just nit-picking though. The movie is a masterpiece. 10/10

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