25 - Marnie

    Marnie makes her way from job to job, each time ending with a large theft, and re-establishing herself under a new identity.  She is caught by her current employer, played by Sean Connery.  He falls in love with her, and wants to straighten her out.
    One of the Hitchcock titles I never had much interest in.  But it's good.  It's not something I would watch often though.  It moves slowly, but it has a very deliberate feel.  It ramps up so slowly that I found myself much more compelled to keep watching during the last fifteen minutes or so.
    Marnie's behavior is bizarre, and it's hard to take her seriously.  The reveal at the end doesn't comes across as something that explains her behavior entirely, but it goes some distance toward establishing what she has to do to get better.
    Hedren is unusual in this role.  She plays the part in a remarkably mysterious way, staying distant most of the time.  To make things even stranger, Connery seems a little more direct, but he also seems to be distant, and doesn't share much of his plans, or motivations.  It's hard to tell how truthful he is.
    This picture is also shot really poorly.  I don't think I can fault Hitchcock, but the print is just terrible.