Rebecca

Rebecca

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  • Author：Patricia White
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The 1940 film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's gothic romance Rebecca begins by echoing the novel's famous opening line， 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again。' Patricia White takes the theme of return as her starting point for an exploration of the film's enduring power。 Drawing on archival research， she shows how the production and reception history of Rebecca， the first fruit of the collaboration between Hollywood movie producer David O。 Selznick and British director Alfred Hitchcock， is marked by the traces of women's contributions。

White provides a rich analysis of the film， addressing the gap between perception and reality that is constantly in play in the gothic romance， and highlighting the queer erotics circulating around 'I' （the heroine）， Mrs Danvers， and the dead but ever-present Rebecca。 Her discussion of the film's afterlives emphasizes the lasting aesthetic impact of this dark masterpiece of memory and desire， while her attention to its remakes and sequels speaks to the ongoing relevance of its vision of gender and power。

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Lady Lavin ，

For fans of the movie Rebecca or the book by Daphne du Maurier or even Alfred Hitchcock。 This is the book for you。 For all fans of the 1940 film Rebecca this book follows through the film from preproduction all the way upto after the film and the books that were released after the film。 It contains lots of black and white pictures。 Reading this book brought back so many memories for me。 Learning the stories behind it all was so interesting。 I haven't read the book but have watched the film。 Sinc For fans of the movie Rebecca or the book by Daphne du Maurier or even Alfred Hitchcock。 This is the book for you。 For all fans of the 1940 film Rebecca this book follows through the film from preproduction all the way upto after the film and the books that were released after the film。 It contains lots of black and white pictures。 Reading this book brought back so many memories for me。 Learning the stories behind it all was so interesting。 I haven't read the book but have watched the film。 Since finished the book I have decided to listen to the audiobook。 I can't to read further books from this series。 。。。more

Robin ，

Patricia White， Rebecca， BFI Bloomsbury Publishing Plc London and New York， 2021。Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof in exchange for an honest review。I was thrilled to receive this thorough interpretation of Rebecca， a film with which I have grappled， and the novel with which I became reacquainted during a tour of Cornwall visiting locations with which Daphne Du Maurier was associated。 A visit the Daphne Du Maurier Literary Centre in Fowey dedicated to her and her Patricia White， Rebecca， BFI Bloomsbury Publishing Plc London and New York， 2021。Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof in exchange for an honest review。I was thrilled to receive this thorough interpretation of Rebecca， a film with which I have grappled， and the novel with which I became reacquainted during a tour of Cornwall visiting locations with which Daphne Du Maurier was associated。 A visit the Daphne Du Maurier Literary Centre in Fowey dedicated to her and her writing provided me with a wealth of information to which I shall gladly add this book。 I have also read Sally Beauman’s afterword to the Virago Modern Classics with great interest。 Rebecca， the novel， and Rebecca， the film， have been interpreted in Patricia White’s book。 However， I must be honest and acknowledge that I feel more sympathetic to Sally Beauman’s commentary on the novel than I do with the glimpses White provides of her interpretation of the Du Maurier original。 At the same time， I feel that it is possible to consider the film and the novel separately， and in doing so， find White’s understanding of Alfred Hitchcock’s portrayal of Du Maurier’s work， persuasive。White’s use of authors familiar to me through women’s studies’ interpretation of texts was a pleasant feature。 These include Tania Modleski， Teresa de Laurentis， Susan Gubar and Sandra M。 Gilbert， Alison Light， Laura Mulvey， Mary Ann Doane， Desley Deacon and Janice A。 Radway。 It was also interesting to see the links made with Phantom Thread， the 2017 film – setting me thinking about that again。 Of course， there are also the familiar film world images looming as large as Hitchcock， Gone With the Wind， David O。 Selznick， the cast and crew members of Rebecca， discussions about casting， lighting， sets， the British Director transported to America and its impact on both， the impact of Hollywood morality on the novel’s clarity about de Winter’s guilt and Mrs de Winter’s complicity – all the paraphernalia of the world of film。 Most importantly， there are so many pertinent photographs。 I cannot labour this point too much: each image is integral to the written text， drawing the reader into the film world of Rebecca， and away from what they might think about the novel。 This book is essentially demanding that we enter the film， and interpret the world thus presented as the real Rebecca realm。 Patricia White deals deftly with the role of the second Mrs de Winter by referring to her as ‘I’ throughout。 She argues well for that device – I has no ‘fixed identity except in “the present instance of discourse”’; she is not the only Mrs de Winter; she declares ‘I am Mrs de Winter now’。 White declares: ‘I call her I。 I do this to signal the identification the viewer is encouraged to feel for this character and to echo the theme of possession’。 She makes a strong and detailed case for the lesbian theme that she feels underlies the women’s relationships in the novel and was ever present in Hitchcock’s film。 The way and why of the current de Winters’ ability and necessity to evade the impact of the culpability for Rebecca’s death in the film version is explained， not only in outlining necessary compliance with the Production Code Administration but discussing the way in which the film dealt with these requirements。 Could Rebecca the film be studied and interpreted without recourse to Patricia White’s Rebecca？ I think that it would be difficult。 There are insights that White lays out and must be examined， whatever the decision on whether these conform with a viewer’s own interpretation of Rebecca。 As well as the overarching value of this part of the text there are also the delightful pieces of information conveyed through notes between the participants in bringing the film to fruition。 An indifferent researcher would not have found these or recognised their value in drawing the reader into the story of filming Rebecca。 Although the bibliography was not available in this uncorrected proof， the citations demonstrate the use of a range of material that is encouraging to the academic reader。 。。。more

Nicki Markus ，

I have been a big fan of Rebecca ever since I first saw the 1940 film and read the book in my teens。 There is just something so captivating about the story。 This exploration of the film by Patricia White was interesting in a number of ways。 I particularly enjoyed the first chapter， which looked into the history of the production of the movie and from which I learnt many new things about the casting and adaptation process。 Also interesting was the discussion of the movie as a queer text， alongsid I have been a big fan of Rebecca ever since I first saw the 1940 film and read the book in my teens。 There is just something so captivating about the story。 This exploration of the film by Patricia White was interesting in a number of ways。 I particularly enjoyed the first chapter， which looked into the history of the production of the movie and from which I learnt many new things about the casting and adaptation process。 Also interesting was the discussion of the movie as a queer text， alongside its other themes。 White briefly mentioned other screen versions and the stage play adaptation， but I was disappointed she made no reference， even in passing， to the awesome musical version， which began in Austria but has since played around the world。 I had thought the fact that the musical chose to follow the film rather the book in some key points would have been an interesting comparison。 But maybe that's just because I love the musical so much。 Getting back to this book， I would conclude by saying I believe it is a work that will be of interest to those studying film and also to fans of Rebecca in any of the story's incarnations。 I am giving it four stars。I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Lauren ，

Rebecca， Patricia White （BFI Film Classics） 4/5 White steps back through Rebecca， both novel and Oscar winning film。 Rich with history and analysis Patricia White helps the reader to discover why the film and book have endured so long and academically she looks at the themes of the story， the underlying erotic power between Rebecca/Danvers and the narrator。 The strings of desire that push throughout and in a film adapted by two men how contributions of women were incredibly important。 This was a Rebecca， Patricia White （BFI Film Classics） 4/5 White steps back through Rebecca， both novel and Oscar winning film。 Rich with history and analysis Patricia White helps the reader to discover why the film and book have endured so long and academically she looks at the themes of the story， the underlying erotic power between Rebecca/Danvers and the narrator。 The strings of desire that push throughout and in a film adapted by two men how contributions of women were incredibly important。 This was a fascinating in depth read about a story that continues to endure。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Rebecca

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Rebecca&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Rebecca&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0