As Hitchcock shows us, they are linked on a subliminal level, too, an unconscious current that connects their thoughts, dreams and desires. The film’s crucial relationship is that between Uncle Charlie (Cotten) and his niece, Young Charlie ( Teresa Wright), two people bonded by name and blood. ![]() Much of the power in Shadow of a Doubt stems from its eerie, disquieting examination of the effects of blood-related ties. In this vein, then, it’s reasonable to praise Stoker as one of those rare remakes that’s able to embody both the surface elements (character names, plotting) and hidden undercurrents (the shadow world, the presence of the supernatural, incestuous desire) of an original work. But a closer look at Hitchcock’s film reveals a deeper, more spiritual connection between the two works - one revolving around the vampire mythos. At this point, comparisons between the two films have remained generally superficial, the most obvious cue being a name, Uncle Charlie, shared the by respective characters of Joseph Cotten and Matthew Goode. ![]() This month, however, sees its individual, standalone release on the format, and the timing couldn’t be more appropriate, for Park Chan-wook’s Stoker - an explicit reworking of Hitchcock’s 1943 small-town thriller - receives its own Blu-ray release today. Note: The following piece contains spoilers for both Shadow of a Doubt and Stoker.Īlfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt is already available on Blu-ray, as a component of the sizeable Hitchcock box-set that was released last October.
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