Trailer di Psycho (1960)

Item

Title
Trailer di Psycho (1960)
Rights
Paramount
Rotten Tomatoes Classics
Type
Trailer cinematografico
Creator
Alfred Hitchcock
James Allardice
Date
1960
2013
Description
Un trailer della pellicola, ideato dallo stesso Hitchcock e visibile integralmente sul canale YouTube del sito di recensioni cinematografiche Rotten Tomatoes. In esso, il regista assume un ruolo che oscilla tra quello di una guida museale e di un mistagogo, conducendo lo spettatore attraverso il set e indicando un quadro che raffigura la scena biblica di Susanna aggredita dai vecchioni, sottolineando il profondo significato di quest’immagine, senza rivelarne il motivo. Nel trailer, Hitchcock, partendo dal cortile, rivela che il motel, teatro di gran parte del suo film, sembra innocuo ma è in realtà la scena di un crimine.

Trascrizione:
caption: The fabulous Mr. Alfred Hitchcock is about to escort you...
caption: on a tour of the location of his new motion picture, “PSYCHO”

(Hitch): Good afternoon. Here we have a quiet little motel tucked away
off the main highway, and as you see, perfectly harmless
looking, when in fact it has now become known as "the scene of
the crime". This motel also has as an adjunct an old house
which is, if I may say so, a little more sinister looking,
less innocent than the motel itself. And in this house, the
most dire horrible events took place. I think we can go
inside, because the place is up for sale, although I don't
know who's gonna buy it now.

(Hitch): In that window on the second floor, the single one in front,
that's where the woman was first seen. Let's go inside.

(Hitch): You see even in daylight this place still looks a bit
sinister. It was at the top of these stairs that the second
murder took place. She came out of the door there and met the
victim at the top, of course in a flash there was the knife
and in no time the victim tumbled and fell with a horrible
crack, I think the back broke immediately it hit the floor.
It was, it's difficult to describe the way the... the
twisting of the... well I, it's... I won't dwell upon it.
Let's come upstairs.

(Hitch): Of course the victim or should I say victims hadn't any
conception as to the type of people they would be confronted
with in this house. Especially the woman, she was the
weirdest and the most..., well let's go into her bedroom.

(Hitch): Here's the woman's room, still beautifully preserved. And the
imprint of her figure on the bed where she used to lay. I
think some of her clothes are still in this wardrobe.

(Hitch): Bathroom. This was the son's room but we won't go in there,
because his favorite spot was the little parlour behind his
office in the motel. Let's go down there.

(Hitch): This young man, you had to feel sorry for him. After all,
being dominated by an almost maniacal woman was enough to
drive anyone to the extreme of... well let's go in.

(Hitch): I suppose you'd call this his hideaway. His hobby as you see,
was taxidermy. A crow here, an owl there. An important scene
took place in this room. There was a private supper here,
and... by the way, this picture has great significance,
because... let's go along to cabin number one. I want to show
you something there.

(Hitch): All tidied up. The bathroom.

(Hitch): Well, they've cleaned all this up now. Big difference. You
should have seen the blood. The whole, the whole place was...
Well it's, it's too horrible to describe. Dreadful. And I
tell you, there's a very important clue was found here. Down
there. Well the murderer, you see, crept in here very slowly,
of course the shower was on, there was no sound, and...

(woman): Arrrrghhhhhh!

caption: PSYCHO

caption: STARRING
ANTHONY PERKINS
VERA MILES
JOHN GAVIN CO-STARRING
MARTIN BALSAM
JOHN McINTIRE
AND
JANET LEIGH
as MARION CRANE

caption: The picture
you MUST see
from the beginning...

caption: Or not at all!...
for no one will be seated
after the start of...

caption: Alfred Hitchcock's Greatest Shocker
"PSYCHO"
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
Language
Inglese
Publisher
Rotten Tomatoes Classics
Alternative Title
Psycho (1960) Theatrical Trailer - Alfred Hitchcock Movie
activityDuration
6' 31''

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