The Lodger (1927)
Based on the novel of
the same name this film directed by Alfred Hitchcock stars June
Tripp, Malcolm Keen and Ivor Novello. Could the new lodger living
with a family in London be the serial killer that is on the loose?
By many this is
considered the first true Hitchcock film and it covers many of the
themes he would go on to visit time and again in his later work.
Although this is a silent film the version I watched is a restoration
by the BFI that includes an newly commissioned score that fits well
with the film apart from the small section that includes lyrics which
seemed out of place to me. Silent films are often hard to watch for
modern audiences, there is a reason film making moved to sound after
all, but there is plenty of interesting direction here to keep the
viewer interested.
4/5
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