There has been a lot written about Alfred Hitchcock and his leading ladies. Many of the characters were cool blondes. Elegant, sensual and imperfect. They were spies and thieves, seductresses and femme fatales, and, when you get down to it, huntresses and prey. Hitchcock often explored the dark side of love in his romantic thrillers. He’s known for creating heroines who understood obsession, jealousy and passion, yet they rarely had the main role in his films. They were always the object of … [Read More...]
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