A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London..


Is Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 silent thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, worth watching today? A resounding 'yes,' but with a crucial caveat: this is a film for those prepared to immerse themselves in the foundational language of cinematic suspense, not for viewers seeking modern pacing or dialogue. It's a co...


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Alfred Hitchcock

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"Is Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 silent thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, worth watching today? A resounding 'yes,' but with a crucial caveat: this is a film for those prepared to immerse themselves in the foundational language of cinematic suspense, not for viewers seeking modern pacing or dialogue. It's a cornerstone of the thriller genre, essential viewing for cinephiles and students of film history, yet it demands a certain patience from a contemporary audience accustomed to differe..."
Eve Gray
Marie Belloc Lowndes, Eliot Stannard, Alfred Hitchcock
United Kingdom
Mystery, Crime, Thriller

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