Spellbound. 1945. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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<em>Spellbound</em>. 1945. USA. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Spellbound. 1945. USA. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on the novel by Frances Beeding. With Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Jean Acker. 35mm. 111 min.

A dedicated psychoanalyst (Ingrid Bergman) attempts to help an amnesiac could-be murderer (Gregory Peck). Hitchcock explains his reasons for wanting artist Salvador Dalí to collaborate on *Spellbound*’s famous dream sequence: “I asked [producer David O.] Selznick if he could get Dalí to work with us and he agreed, though I think he didn’t really understand my reasons for wanting Dalí. He probably thought I wanted his collaboration for publicity purposes. The real reason was that I wanted to convey the dreams with great visual sharpness and clarity, sharper than the film itself. I wanted Dalí because of the architectural sharpness of his work.”

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: Hitchcock/Truffaut, and Modern “Matinees”: Hitchcock/Truffaut, Fashionably Late.

Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 1:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Wed, May 16, 2018, 1:30 p.m.

Education Center, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater

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