20th century most jeweled film director Alfred Hitchcock

20th century most jeweled film director Alfred Hitchcock
Undoubtedly, Hitchcock was the most “fine-cut” film director of the 20th century.
First, because in most of his films stylish precious stones appear. Second, due to the fact that the plot and playwriting of all his creations resemble well cut gems.
The son of the faithful London Catholics and a pupil of the Jesuit College of St. Ignatius, Hitchcock learned the values of painstaking work of which the Lord God himself exercises.
With amazing jewelry precision he worked out and carried out everything – from psychological collisions to building composition of the frame. Also, the most stellar and stylish ladies and gentlemen of the past embodied his ideas. Among them – Marlene Dietrich and Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly and Tippi Hedren, James Stewart and Gregory Peck, Carrie Grant and Sean Connery …
Ladies who are able to easily wear breathtaking diamond necklaces and pearl necklaces with natural ease. Men who could properly tie ties and gracefully use a gold-plated cigarette case.

Naturally, Hitchcock’s films demonstrate shine of a dazzling diamond necklace and the intriguing sparkle of an elegant garnet necklace, the chastity of a strict brooch and pearl beads … He perfectly felt the archetypal essence of jewelry things, according to the dramatic and subject-psychological necessity.

In the 1946 film “Notorious”, the main character – Alicia (Ingrid Bergman) changes costumes and jewels as the plot develops. In this case, necklaces, rings, earrings and brooches each time act as original resonators of Alicia’s emotional state.

Most jeweled film director Alfred Hitchcock

The choice of jewelry design was not accidental. A shining, sun-like diamond necklace flaunts on the rise of the plot, as if enveloping the heroine with the rays of glory. But in an scary episode Alicia appears in a different necklace with large teardrop-like charms, subconsciously introducing the theme of blood and death.

This refined image of Hitchcock later moved to the famous film “North by Northwest” (1959). Here, the character of Carrie Grant also became a stylish addition to the jewels.
Approved by Hitchcock in the “Notorious” and “North by Northwest” combination “He, she and jewels” clearly anticipated much in the aesthetic design of the future Bondiana.

To a large extent it was the magnificent “blondes of Hitchcock” that showed the world the place and value of jewelry. One of these women was Marlene Dietrich, who in 1950 played in the movie “Stage Fright”. In addition to the costumes created by Christian Dior, the heroine of Dietrich appears in the movie in jewelry from Van Cleef & Arpels, in particular in a gold bracelet with rubies. The bracelet helped to dramatically and wordlessly dramatize the image of a woman murderer of her husband.

In the film “Catch a Thief” jewelry decorations do not just adorn the women appearing on the screen. These jewels are directly involved in the plot. The necklace decorating the neck of Grace in the final scene, acquires a truly symbolic sound.
Having embodied a dream of the miraculous transformation of Cinderella, the image of Grace Kelly became equally significant for the world of cinema, and for the world of jewelry luxury.

Most jeweled film director Alfred Hitchcock

Undoubtedly, Hitchcock was not indifferent to classical white pearls. Very often in his films, rows of pearls decorate women’s necks. In general, judging by the number of different necklaces, beads and pendants, Hitchcock attached special importance to all that decorates the neck.

Curiously, in the famous (not without scandalous) film “Rope” (1948), thanks to the work of the operator, we repeatedly pay attention to the pearl necklace surrounding the neck of aunt of smothered David. I think Hitchcock knew that in many cultures of the world pearls symbolize tears.
According to Sir Alfred, art, whether it’s a movie or the creation of jewelry – a terrible force …

Most jeweled film director Alfred Hitchcock