Journal #3: Notorious

For starters I would like to apologize for my post being so late. I was pressed for time and did not get it done. Anyways I choose the movie Notorious written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. I watched the movie and was completely blown away by the acting involved in it. The movie stars Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant along with Claude Rains.

Ingrid was a great actress during her time. She is probably best known for her performance in Casablanca. Which was not her favorite role of her entire career. She won many awards through out her acting career, including an Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony, and Emmy award. She was most likely picked for the part by Hitchcock because of the performance that she gave in a previous Hitchcock Film. She was a very versatile actress because she could play the lady in distress or the strong willed women that she played in Notorious. Her personal life became very public and constantly criticized by the public. At one point she even was denounced on the senate floor. She exiled herself to Italy. Where she made Italian films for a while. This was consider one of her Greatest roles.

Cary Grant stars as Devlin in this film. His real name is Archibald Leach. I feel like he was chosen for this role because of his unusual accent. He just sounds like the suave slick super spy you might expect to see as a secret agent. He is also a versatile actor. He has played in romantic comadies and action movies. He was born in England and Ian Flaming thought he was the perfect James Bond. He portrays a dark and mysterious agent who falls for Ingreds character.

Claude Rains plays the villian in Notorious. He is best known for his role as Renult in Casablanca. I think that he was casted for the part cause of his previous experience with Hitchcock. He won a variety of awards through out his life. He was known as a character actor. Meaning he took the part very seriously.

In my opinion the movie Notorious is good because of the actors and the chemistry they each bring to the silver screen, they mesh well with each other. Watch it! it is a great thriller for how old it is.