Uncle Charlie In The Film Shadow Of A Doubt

The film "Shadow of a Doubt" is a 1943 film by Alfred Hitchcock. The film's principle plot line concentrates on young lady, Charlie, and her Uncle Charlie who chooses to go and visit her and her gang. Little did she, or the whole family so far as that is concerned, realize that Uncle Charlie had a different motivation. Uncle Charlie went to visit the family on the grounds that he is running from the place where he grew up, where he is a serial killed of ladies widowers. Escaping the scene he trusts that he is in a protected climate, with family that affection and respect him. All through his stay, everybody is in happiness with Uncle Charlie's appeal, however there are minutes where he gets to be cryptic and held. Little Charlie's suspicion does not ascend until a man, Jack, who ends up being a specialist, faces her. Charlie trusts that Jack is taking her out a date for a family study, until she …show more content…
He corners her at a bar and intimidates her. She never uncovers what she knows, but the dramatic stare downs throughout the rest of the film are a clear interpretation that they both know what Uncle Charlie has done. Hitchcock utilizes one of his favorite filming techniques during scene 1:22:42-1:25:13. The opening shot is of Uncle Charlie sitting on the porch smoking a cigar, as he hears Charlie in the short distance. This shot interprets the watchful eye that Uncle Charlie has over his niece. As Charlie approaches the porch, the camera cuts to a close up of her face and the next shot focuses on him staring at her. Charlie shows a frightful face because she knows he is suspicious of what she knows, and also what he is capable of. Uncle Charlie’s close up consists of him taking a puff of his cigar illustrating his power over her. This short scene depicts to the audience the tension between the protagonist and the