Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock)

Rebecca(1940) is about a naive young woman (who is unnamed) who marries a widowed man soon after they meet. The man-Mr. De Winter has a lavish, yet frightening home. His late wife's ghost seems to haunt the new Mrs. De Winter, and is regarded as "the most beautiful woman who ever lived". She is constantly reminded of his late wife, and feels as though Mr. De Winter won't ever love her as much as his last wife (Rebecca). The house itself sets a forewarning sense of fear from the very beginning. The home is cast in a foggy and a grim sky surrounding the dark roof. Each scene is somewhat claustrophobic, although most of the scenes are of the inside of this huge home. The new Mrs. De Winter looks so small in comparison to the home, as if she is Alice in Wonderland. Most everything is shot through her point of view, instead of a broad picture of the whole home. It's as if the camera follows her to each creepy wing of the house, and the suspense lingers with each slow step she takes. All outdoor scenes are foggy, giving the sense that the characters are lost. However, when the new Mrs. De Winter realizes that Mr. De Winter hated his late wife, as apposed to loving her like everyone else, the fog clears, and the two have no boundaries between them. All in all, the dim, foggy, and claustrophobic shots create the suspense and fear.