Alfred Hitchcock
Rear Window - I'm So Obsessed
Confined to his apartment with a broken leg, a photographer becomes convinced he has witnessed a murder across the courtyard.
Photojournalist Jeff spends his recovery watching the daily routines of his neighbours through his rear window. The harmless pastime takes a darker turn when one neighbour suddenly disappears under suspicious circumstances. Together with his girlfriend Lisa, Jeff attempts to piece together the mystery from a distance. Hitchcock crafts a suspenseful meditation on curiosity, spectatorship and intrusion.
Fotograaf Jeff brengt zijn herstelperiode door met het observeren van zijn buren vanuit zijn appartement. Die onschuldige bezigheid krijgt een duistere wending wanneer een buurman plotseling onder verdachte omstandigheden verdwijnt. Samen met zijn vriendin Lisa probeert Jeff het mysterie op afstand op te lossen. Hitchcock maakt van het verhaal een spannende reflectie op nieuwsgierigheid, toeschouwerschap en inbreuk op privacy.
I'M SO OBSESSED
YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING US. THIS JUNE, WE ARE WATCHING YOU.
A season of voyeurs, stalkers and obsessive outsiders who turn observing into something far more dangerous. From cameras and binoculars to surveillance tapes and television screens, these films explore what happens when curiosity becomes compulsion.
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