In the heart of Cambria (Wales) (1929)
The British Film Institute uploaded this beautiful travelogue from 1929 in the deep, pastel colors of Pathecolor. I thought I would share--my version of piling all of you in the car for a quick road trip outside of London to the heart of Wales, Machynlleth.
Hitchcock loved rural life. Though Leytonstone is now very much in London proper, in 1899 through the beginning of the twenties, it was still very much a rural community. Few people know that the Hitchcock's maintained a large country home, "a ranch", near Santa Cruz in California, where many of the weekends and summers were spent. More satisfying proof of his love of the land though is in his films, travelogues of the country and countries he loved. Other than Lifeboat, Rope and Dial M for Murder (the latter two based on single set theatrical plays), Hitchcock's movies may start in a large city, but invariably head the country. And then there are the pastorals--The Farmer's Wife, The Manxman, Shadow of a Doubt, and Trouble with Harry.
Hitchcock loved rural life. Though Leytonstone is now very much in London proper, in 1899 through the beginning of the twenties, it was still very much a rural community. Few people know that the Hitchcock's maintained a large country home, "a ranch", near Santa Cruz in California, where many of the weekends and summers were spent. More satisfying proof of his love of the land though is in his films, travelogues of the country and countries he loved. Other than Lifeboat, Rope and Dial M for Murder (the latter two based on single set theatrical plays), Hitchcock's movies may start in a large city, but invariably head the country. And then there are the pastorals--The Farmer's Wife, The Manxman, Shadow of a Doubt, and Trouble with Harry.
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