Storyline
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent (T.R. Devlin) who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.User Reviews
Hitchcock introduces
his stars with a cinematic blow that makes the opening of this dark,
scrumptious thriller a monumental treat. He uses their star
personalities and turns them round to dislocate us, teasing us with his
unmistakable touch. The absurdity of the plot becomes totally plausible
and the suspense is not merely unbearable but thrillingly entertaining.
All of Hitchcock's favorite emotional and visual toys are present here.
The icy blond, the sexual tension, the weakling villain with a
castrating mother. A legendary kiss and a happy ending. Whenever I meet
someone who hasn't seen any Hitchcock movies - and there are people in
this world, believe it or not, who hasn't - I show them Notorious and
always without fail, they are hooked forever. Just the way I was, I am
and, I suspect, will always be. Cary Grant is allowed a dark unsmiling
romantic hero and Ingrid Bergman lowers her strength to become a woman
in love and in jeopardy but unwilling to appear as a victim. This gem of
a film can be seen again and again without ever becoming tired or
obvious. I'm sure you guessed it by now, this is one of my favorite
films of all time.
