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Marnie, frightened and attempting to protect her mother, fatally struck the man in the head with a fireplace poker. The sight of his blood caused her aversion to the color red, the thunderstorm that night caused her fear of them, and the connection of the deadly night to sex caused her revulsion at physical intimacy.
Despite this tumultuous relationship, or partly thanks to it, turned out a thoroughly suspenseful and ingeniously executed film, with Hedren overcoming the initial skepticism of the critics to deliver one of the greatest performances in any of Hitchcock’s films.
Jun 24, 2013 · The way I see it, Marnie subconsciously wanted to kill Forio, which would equate to the symbolic “death” of her own trauma. This is the beginning of her healing process. As much as it wrecks her to shoot Forio, it has to happen in order for her to be able to confront her memories.
Seeing her mother struggling with the man, Marnie struck him on the head with a fireplace poker, killing him. The blood spouting from his head wound to drench his white uniform led to her fear of the color red.
A swirling mysterious tale of repressed sexuality and traumatic falsehoods, Marnie to me is one of Hitch's more accomplished works. Tippi Hedren is Marnie, a woman who is both a kleptomaniac and a pathological liar, but her problems are more deep rooted than the surface ones we see.
On her honeymoon cruise, Marnie admits to Mark that she cannot stand to be "touched by a man". Mark begins by respecting her wishes, but later, after days of frustration, he pulls her gown off, upsetting her.
Aug 17, 2016 · Richard Brody on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Marnie,” from 1964, which betrays the often grotesque carnality behind the director’s meticulous art.
