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Line 4: {{quote\|The good Americans usually die young on the battlefield, don't they? Well, the Davids of this world merely occupy space, which is why he was the perfect victim for the perfect murder. Course he, uh, he was a Harvard undergraduate. That might make it justifiable homicide.\|'''Brandon'''}} A 1929 stage play by Patrick Hamilton, more famously know as the 1948 [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film that was shot in ten takes. One day, two elite young Manhattanites, Brandon Shaw (John Dall) and Phillip Morgan (Farley Granger), murder their acquaintance, David Kentley, and hide [[MacGuffin\|the body]] in a chest. Their reason for doing so is to commit the perfect murder; to see how perfect it is, they host a party with the chest in plain-sight. All the guests in the party, including David's fiancé Janet Walker (Joan Chandler) and the killers' former teacher, Rupert Cadell ([[James Stewart]]), grow worried at his absence. As Brandon pushes his luck, Phillip shows remorse and Rupert investigates his suspicions. All of this leads to a discovery... The film is particularly known for its experimental style. Hitchcock abandoned typical shooting and editing methods in favor of long unbroken scenes. Each shot ran continuously for up to ten minutes without interruption. He would went to use the same technique in ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949) and to a lesser extent ''[[Stage Fright (~~Film~~film)\|Stage Fright]]'' (1950). The homosexuality subtext was also considered daring for its time. While not a major hit at the time of its release, the ~~fim~~film gained in popularity over the following decades. Today it is often listed among the best of the director. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== This film features examples of: ===~~ * [[Adaptational Sexuality]]: Brandon and Philip being gay was a lot clearer in the original play but is reduced to subtext in the film (mostly due to the censorship at the time) and Brandon is implied to be bisexual. * [[The Bechdel Test]]: Janet and Mrs Atwater talk about star signs, (female) movie stars and Janet's work. Line 42 ⟶ 43: * [[Sissy Villain]]: Brandon and Phillip. ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHhBXg-QTfY Made all to obvious in this Youtube rework.] The fun start 2 minutes in. * [[Spanner in ~~The~~the Works]]: Rupert Cadell. * [[Villain Opening Scene]] * [[What Could Have Been]]: The film was originally meant to open with a scene of Janet and David in Central Park but that was cut and put in the trailer instead. Line 48 ⟶ 49: {{reflist}} [[Category:Films of the 1940s]] [[Category:The Forties]]▼ [[Category:Rope]] [[Category:~~Theatre~~Theatrical Productions]] [[Category:Works by Alfred Hitchcock]] [[Category:Films Based on Plays]] [[Category:Theatre of the 1920s]] ▲[[Category:~~The Forties~~Film]]