SECRET MOVIE CLUB presents
Part of our ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE MASTER Series, Saturday, January 7, 2023
LOCATION: The Secret Movie Club Theater, 1917 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
*Please note entrance/parking is actually in the back of the building. Make a right on Wilson Street, then a right behind the building. We’re the first set of black steps after the big gate.
7:30pm THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934, dir. Alfred Hitchcock, Park Circus, UK, 75mns, Digital)
9:15pm THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956, dir. Alfred Hitchcock, Universal, USA, 120mns, 35mm)
The 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much plays almost like a Rosetta Stone for the obsessions, narratives, atmospheres Alfred Hitchcock would explore for the rest of his life. The movie tells the story of Bob and Jill Lawrence, on vacation in Switzerland, who get involved in an international plot to assassinate a world leader. When they return to London, they have to interrupt a concert at the Royal Albert Hall to prevent the murder.
Hitchcock apprenticed in titles and production design in his youth. He drew much from his work with the German Expressionists at the famous UFA studios in the 1920’s. The essence and soul of German Expressionism would inform Hitchcock’s work throughout the entirety of his career.
Here in the first The Man Who Knew Too Much we already see his brilliant grasp of cinematic language, including a stunning shot during the attempted assassination sequence that inspired this programmer to no end when he first saw it as a teenager.
Come join us for one of Hitchcock’s earliest masterpieces, one of the key movies that alerted Hollywood that they needed to get Hitchcock to California asap.
Hitch would remake The Man Who Knew Too Much 22 years later in Hollywood with Doris Day and James Stewart. He would keep some elements-the couple on holiday, the planned assassination at a concert-but he would also tweak and introduce others-the couple’s child now plays a major part.
Most importantly, The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 would solidify the Alfred Hitchcock-Bernard Hermann music composing collaboration. A collaboration maybe only surpassed by Steven Spielberg-John Williams in terms of its impact on American pop culture ears.
This remake finds Hitchcock having a blast, almost plugging/refining the narrative holes he felt were in the first movie. Very few moviemakers get to remake one of their own movies. But when Hitchcock got the chance, he pulled out all the stops to make sure he matched (and in the eyes of many critics even surpassed) the brilliance already evident in the original.
Come join us for this kick off event for our The Master 2023 series.
Best always,
Craig Hammill
Secret Movie Club Founder.Programmer
*Please note that though we strive to always show titles on 35mm film if advertised, we may have to screen digitally if the print we receive is in such bad shape or if we don't receive the print in time because of a shipping delay. We will do our best to alert the audience. When this does occur, we will offer each ticket holder who chooses not to attend a complimentary ticket to a future event in exchange. (Disclaimer: Good for 90 days – Future screening must have available tickets, cannot be a fundraiser, and must be comparably priced)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
REFUNDS:
We can offer refunds up to 24 hours before showtime. Please request a refund through Eventbrite and we will process ASAP. After that, no refunds. Sorry.
However if something last minute comes up and you can’t make the screening, for whatever reason, just write to us before showtime: community@secretmovieclub.com and we’ll offer you complimentary tickets to a future screening, good for 90 days. (Disclaimer: Future screening must have available tickets, cannot be a fundraiser, and must be comparably priced)
HELPFUL SECRET MOVIE CLUB (1917 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, LA, CA 90021) THEATER PARKING TIPS:
We recommend that you park just outside our theater. Remember our theater is actually in a beautiful street art alleyway in the back of the 1917 Bay Street building. You get to our entrance by taking a right on Wilson, then a right behind the building. We are the first set of black steps on the right after the big gate.
There is also a parking lot at the corner of Mateo and Violet Street, just 2 blocks from our theater, which costs $7 per car.
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