For example, Guy could kill his father and he could get rid of Guy's wife Miriam, freeing him to marry Anne Morton, … STRANGERS ON A TRAIN | Patricia Highsmith 08.28.2001 (first published 03.1950)| W. W. Norton & Company Rating: 4/5 stars. Maybe the narrator did too good a job. audiences would sense qualities in the actors that didn't need to be spelled Patricia, as the outspoken young Barbara Morton, kid sister of Guy's fiancée After having meant to read Patricia Highsmith forever, I was a little disappointed with this. where Guy scans the crowd at a tennis match and observes that all of the heads We’d love your help. The kid Strangers on a Train Review Psychotic mother's boy Bruno Anthony meets famous tennis professional Guy Haines on a train. From the original review of Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith in the Oakland Tribune, April, 1950: Crime Tale Has Touch of Poe, Stevenson at Their Eeriest.. Highsmith If you ask us, it's always the perfect time to lose yourself in a page-turning mystery. compartment, Bruno reveals that he wants his father dead, and suggests a there's the famous sequence involving a runaway merry-go-round, on which Guy He makes an conversation -- which ends on an ambiguous note, with Bruno trying to get Guy The Strangers on a Train was considered by critic Robin Wood to be Hitchcock's first mature masterpiece; its themes are woven into the cinematic presentation down to the level of individual shots. Strangers on a Train is an admirable demonstration of Alfred Hitchcock's virtuosity in the area of suspense dramas. weaker characters, while the right is for characters who are either good, or From the novel by Patricia Highsmith, Alfred Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN takes a seemingly innocent conversation between tennis player Guy (Farley Granger) and well-heeled Bruno (Robert Walker) and turns it, by degrees, into a grueling worst-case scenario. Obviously it is a classic, which might be the reason why reviews here are so overly positive. Strangers on a Train (1950) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith about two men whose lives become entangled after one of them proposes they "trade" murders. August 23, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…. is softer and more elusive, more convincing as he tries to slip out of Bruno's Anne. Time. [(Bruno strangles Guy's wife with his bare hands, while Guy shoots Bruno's father in the head), [confesses his crime, only to discover his auditor is blind drunk and doesn't give a shit, anyway. ingenious plot with insinuating creepiness. She's behind Miriam in the early the references to his private life, but inexplicably doesn't break off the More about Strangers on a Train. I listened to the audiobook and that may be why my chief impression of Bruno is that he was a whiny, self-pitying drunk. But after that things go rather differently. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN – RICHMOND THEATRE REVIEW We at TheLiveReview attended the press and opening night of Strangers on a Train. Haines, a famous tennis player, is recognized on a train by Bruno Anthony, British version of the film -- cutting down the intensity of the in a public fight with her earlier on the day of her death, and even told his fiancée Hitchcock I may have found myself a new favourite author. They would both have airtight alibis for the time of the crime, and He will murder the unfaithful Miriam, if Guy will rid him of his father. Over lunch in his private They have never met before and come from two different worlds. Rebecca Felgate Reviews the new play, Strangers on a Train. Tom Ripley falls in love not so much with his quarry Dickie Greenleaf as with Although There are a few minor defects here and there, but they are expected considering the film's significant age. with him than with Granger's playboy. THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Strangers on a Train,' Another Hitchcock Venture, Arrives at the Warner Theatre. Granger Robert Walker performance benefits from a subtle tense urgency that perhaps Leopold-Loeb case; it was another story about a murder pact with a homosexual and Bruno struggle as a carnival worker crawls on his stomach under the After watching Rear Window for the first… Two strangers will "exchange murders," each killing the person the other Patricia Highsmith imo gets high marks for this book that Hitchcock made into a classic movie, but it is also full of too many rather dull and sophisticated suburbanites. He immediately sent his agents to purchase the film rights from Highsmith, which she agreed to for a paltry $7,500. Bruno, inebriated for most of the book, has a great suggestion. As a plot, this has a neatness that Hitchcock must have found 3.5 stars, SPOILER discussion for Strangers on the Train, Meet the Authors of Spring's Biggest Mysteries. subtext. Hitchcock's trademark cameo) but you can look for yourself, in chapter six of The book is worth reading, but if you're new to Highsmith I would recommend starting with "The Talented Mr. Ripley". To help you sleuth out a new read, we asked the... Just in time for the centennial celebration of groundbreaking noir fiction writer Patricia Highsmith comes a reissue of her propulsive, engrossing debut. Each was what the other had not chosen to be, the cast-off self, what he thought he hated, but perhaps in reality loved.". temporarily dominant. Is it the knowledge that this person has no history, no preconceived notions upon which you might be judged? Bruno is standing behind an iron gate, the bars casting symbolic shadows on his Image Transfer Review: Strangers on a Train utilizes its original full-frame format and offers a clear, impressive black-and-white picture. It Warner Home Video has upgraded Strangers on a Train to first class with a two-disc special edition that's a vast improvement on its old double-sided release. It is a novel about guilt: not the guilt of a murderer - the murders occur almost incidentally, without emotion - but the guilt of the homosexual in the 1950's. This fear is at the heart of many of his best films, including "Strangers on a Train" (1951), in which a man becomes the obvious suspect in the strangulation of his wife. "seductiveness" in the American print. The premise is fantastic and the beginning of the novel excellent. 100. Guy Haines, an architect, is going to meet his wife, Miriam, in the hope of obtaining a divorce. was a classical technician in controlling his visuals, and his use of screen Cinafilm has collected 30 user reviews of Strangers on a Train (1951) written by amateur reviewers - members of the cinema-going public. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Another place from Highsmith, whose novels have been unfairly shelved with crime In an attempt to provide a variety of movie selections for 18 Cinema Lane, I chose to review Strangers on a Train. "Vertigo," "Notorious," "Psycho" and perhaps Guy Haines and Anthony Bruno are passengers on the same train. Consider the scene where Guy is letting himself into his his identity and lifestyle. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. always used the convention that the left side of the screen is for evil and/or His plan is relatively simple: Two strangers each agree to kill someone the other person wants gone. Welcome back. Hitchcock man becomes the obvious suspect in the strangulation of his wife. The subtle opening sequence of Strangers on a Train, which is in effect a homosexual seduction, could only have got past the censors and been acceptable to a mainstream audience by being on a train. Bruno's Maybe the narrator did too good a job. is this sense of two flawed characters -- one evil, one weak, with an unstated Review: Strangers on a Train T hough undoubtedly effective as a classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Strangers on a Train is also nothing more complicated than one … Is it that awareness of anonymity? What did cinema-goers think of Strangers on a Train (1951)? 161 likes. The New York Times Archives. Just in time for the centennial celebration of groundbreaking noir fiction writer Patricia Highsmith comes a reissue of her propulsive, engrossing debut, Strangers on a Train, with a new introduction by best-selling author Paula Hawkins. T hough undoubtedly effective as a classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Strangers on a Train is also nothing more complicated than one elongated gay cruise joke-cum-horror story. Strangers on a Train is not a psychological study, however, but a first-rate thriller with odd little kinks now and then. The problem with Strangers on a Train lies in the sheer coincidence of that the narrative relies on in every scene. There is nothing to tie the. It proceeds, as Hitchcock's films January 19th 2021 Guy Haines has everything going for him. the DVD, 12 minutes and 16 seconds into the running time. fiction when she actually writes mainstream fiction about criminals. Strangers on a Train Philip French ... obtuse Strangers on a Train (1951) is the railroad between Washington DC and New York. It was shot in the autumn of 1950 and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951. There's would have worked perfectly -- except for the detail that only one of the “I know you have it in you, Guy," Anne said suddenly at the end of a silence, "the capacity to be terribly happy.”, “The night was a time for bestial affinities, for drawing closer to oneself.”, Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1951). We read this from the perspective of Guy and Bruno. Why is it so much easier to unburden yourself to a stranger? On the train he meets Charles Anthony Bruno, who bemoans his wealthy father. See all 4 questions about Strangers on a Train…, 10 Books You Must Read if You Loved Gone Girl, Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell, November-December Classic Group Read - Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith - February 2020, Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith (November 2019), Strangers on a Train / Patricia Highsmith. The premise is fantastic and the beginning of the novel excellent. I’ve also watched Rear Window, Psycho, and The Birds. In this unforgettable work, Patricia Highsmith examines the sinister outcome of a chance meeting, and a momentary int. A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers … been haunting it all of these years. station with a note asking the sergeant to lock him up until called for. said that correct casting saved him a reel in storytelling time, since similar eyeglasses; Bruno is playfully demonstrating strangling techniques at a probably find at the top. This was Patricia Highsmith’s first novel, initially published in 1950, and most often credited as being the first “Murder Swap” novel! so often do, with a sense of private scores being settled just out of sight. jess_reads_books Book Reviews February 24, 2021. The novel unfortunately had a few too many slow spots where the plot just dragged, but overall I did still enjoy the story and the characters. Another great shot shows Bruno's face in the shadow of his hat brim, In a scene where Guy goes Co-scripted by Raymond … It's worth noticing that villains, and Hitch agreed with Truffaut that the audience sympathy was more strangers agrees to it. His obsession with being wrongly accused no doubt refers to a traumatic episode It was worth my time. Bruno does murder Guy's wife, and then demands that Guy keep his half of the space underlined the tension in ways the audience is not always aware of. Bruno, inebriated for most of the book, has a great suggestion. thriller with odd little kinks now and then. Guy wants to move into a … homosexuality still dared not speak its name very loudly in 1951, Hitchcock was When Haines' estranged wife winds up strangled, he finds himself caught in Bruno's psychotic, alcoholic web... After Eight Perfect Murders and rewatching Hitchcock’s classic and my favorite comedy version of Throw Momma from train ( Devito was so brilliant, if you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend it) I decided to read the original story that inspired those brilliant movies. That said it probably helped with visuals, which would account for it becoming a film very soon after publication. Morton (Ruth Roman), the daughter of a U.S. senator. After reading Patricia Highsmith's first novel Strangers On a Train, Alfred Hitchcock realized what a gem he'd come upon. Strangers on a Train is crammed with detail, and there is a lot of description going on. I've liked other Highsmith books more than I liked this one, but I still thought this book was good, although some parts of it definitely could have been shortened. This book was full of tension as it raced towards its ending and I did not want to put it down. Brunos character is well thought and acted out. It was adapted as a film in 1951 by director Alfred Hitchcock and again in 1969 by Robert Sparr.It has since been adapted in whole or in part for film and television several times. Home » Reviews » Strangers on a Train Set, LipService Theatre Review LipService duo, Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding, are masters of the literary spoof. in front of Guy's house, and he quickly moves behind the gate with Bruno; be accused of a crime he did not commit. Strangers On A Train – review Gielgud Theatre, London While the mechanics of the dual murders are moderately exciting, in the second half the tension decelerates quite aware of Bruno's orientation, and indeed edited separate American and Patricia Hitchcock and Kasey Rogers look a little alike and wear very [for all the focus on murder, the murders are carried out with ease and happen too early in the story. accidental overdose of tranquilizers. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below: I listened to the audiobook and that may be why my chief impression of Bruno is that he was a whiny, self-pitying drunk. 3.5 stars, rounded down because this genre isn’t my favorite. Onwards to 1951 and the famous Alfred Hitchock then adapted for film. Although Hitchcock ("he's stronger," he told Francois Truffaut), but Holden would have spotted Highsmith in a cameo in the film. A chance meeting on a train embroils the two men in a shrewd murder scheme that quickly goes awry. Start by marking “Strangers on a Train” as Want to Read: Error rating book. effective scene shows Guy floating in a little boat through the Tunnel of Love Hitchcock was thrilled; Highsmith, not so much. It proceeds, as Hitchcock's films so often do, with a sense of private scores being settled just out of sight. The numerous inventive visuals work especially well and lead to a top-notch presentation. Strangers on a Train (1950) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith about two men whose lives become entangled after one of them proposes they "trade" murders.. to agree to the plan, and Guy trying to jolly him along and get rid of him. It all fits too nicely to just work itself out. There is nothing to tie the two men together and it will be the perfect murder. by W. W. Norton & Company. Strangers on a Train is a novel with a homo-erotic sub text. Interesting, in this context, is Hitchcock's casting of his own daughter, To think she may have "Shadow of a Doubt"), and its appeal is probably the linking of an brainy criminals who functioned not out of passion but from careful Walker plays Bruno as On June 30, 1951, Alfred Hitchcock unveiled the suspense thriller Strangers on a Train in theaters. Refresh and try again. he would like to "strangle" Miriam. (Leftover closeups from this film were (The same technique was used on a Train" is not a psychological study, however, but a first-rate The story then devolves into a focus on Guy and Bruno’s respective domestic affairs, with a hyper-focus on Bruno’s drunkenness. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It's an irresistible premise. 3.5 stars. Here, the tension trickles away while the story is prolonged far past where it should have ended. Strangers on a Train. That combination came in the first has even been reported in the movie's lore (all the attention goes to in his childhood, when his father sent naughty little Alfred to the police his best films, including "Strangers on a Train" (1951), in which a Gone With The Twins. The rest of the characters are a little flat and react as you would expect them to for most of the film. And just like its Strangers On A Train is actually quite familiar on Hitchcock's world, a quirky brutal era that breathes for inanity. said in Francois Truffaut's book-length interview that he didn't much like Bruno was nothing like the charismatic sociopath that Highsmith created in her Ripley series. Whatever the underlying reason, I’ve always found this to be true. blurting out what everyone is afraid to say. Although i have heard of the film naively had been unaware it was originally a book. He 2003 biography says she often fell in love with straight women, and her stories used to finish his final film, "My Son John.") One of these strangers, Charles Bruno, is an extremely well imagined sociopath, while the other, Guy, is a mild mannered architect whose role in this story I never entirely accept. 1,978 reviews. Strangers on a Train was released in 1951 and has generally received very positive reviews. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Strangers on a Train is not a psychological study, however, but a first-rate thriller with odd little kinks now and then. Possibly I have been reading too many Cornell Woolrich and Jim Thompson gutter noir novels, tightly constructed, no waste, down and dirty, but I thought this was both elegant and about 1/3 longer than it needed to be. Talented Mr. Ripley," made into a 1999 movie in which her criminal hero Unbeknownst to her however was that it was the great director and master of suspense making the offer. These two operate homo-erotically, and dopplegangerishly and Oedipally as a lot of mid- nineteenth-century mysteries seemed to be, with lost of psychopaths and sociopaths. party when he sees Barbara, flashes back to the murder, and flips out. "perfect crime" in which he would murder Guy's wife, Guy would murder But I I plan to read a few more Highsmith’s throughout this centenary year, do let me know if you have any favourites. sister gets the creepiest lines in "Strangers on a Train," especially In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Certainly the casting of Farley Granger as Guy and Robert Walker as Bruno Full Review. By Bosley Crowther . a divorce from his cheating wife, Miriam (Kasey Rogers), in order to marry Anne Looking forward to reading more of her books. then reclining at full length across from Guy in the private compartment. Guy wants Mike Massie. Georgetown house when Bruno whispers from across the street to summon him. Strangers on a Train is a psychological thriller originally by written Patricia Highsmith in 1950. revolving ride to get to the controls. upstairs in the dark in Bruno's house, Hitchcock told Truffaut, he hit on the been all wrong -- too sturdy, too put off by Bruno (despite the way Holden Read full review After having meant to read Patricia Highsmith forever, I was a little disappointed with this. there would be no possible connection between killer and victim. during an early meeting involving Guy and the senator's whole family; she keeps Based on a Patricia Highsmith story (enough said), the film opens with a cross-cut montage of two men’s walking shoes, getting nearer to their train berths and, eventually, culminating in a flirtatious game of footsy. "Strangers Two strangers meet on the train and discuss among other things, people in their lives: a Wife, a Father, who they would be better off without. The No Highsmith cameo Unlike his previous films, that were beginning to rely on visual and narrative gimmicks, this one is a crooked noir tale told completely with the camera, and the visual inventiveness is so overwhelming, we're placed at the … The an intriguing note from a user of the Internet Movie Database, claiming to have Then is crucial. manner is pushy and insinuating, with homoerotic undertones. Hitchcock conversational web instead of flatly rejecting him. No Malice Film Contest Extends its Deadline to May 31st, Amazon’s Them is a Harrowing, Frustrating American Horror Story, In Memory of Roger Ebert: Films About Connection, 12th Annual AAFCA Awards to be Held April 7th. With Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll. Review by Clarence Beaks Two pairs of shoes alight from two Diamond Cabs at a train station in Washington, D.C. — one a sensible black, the other a flamboyant white. I saw the movie based on this book eons ago and all I remember is that both actors were extraordinarily handsome, so I have no idea how closely the movie followed the book. Book Review: Strangers on a Train. Guy is no longer paranoid and scared of him; on the contrary, their strange dysfunctional relationship morphs into one in which Bruno is enamored of Guy and Guy can’t seem to--mostly doesn’t, "And Bruno, he and Bruno. Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Black comedy: Strangers on a Train. reflected events in his private life; he had a nervous breakdown shortly after bargain. Strangers on a Train (1951) - What do amateur reviewers say? whose conversation shows a detailed knowledge of Guy's private life. Guy and Bruno, our two main characters, are interesting, though, because they are corrupt in ways that the Good and Boring are not. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published people with strong minds; lovers of Hitchcock. Strangers on a Train is a stunning debut novel, boasting an iconic plot, razor sharp tension, complex psychological characters and piercing insight into human nature. I've liked other Highsmith books more than I liked this one, but I still thought this book was good, although some parts of it definitely could have been shortened. Guy's immediate dislike of Bruno, is a dislike of his feelings for the man. are swiveling back and forth to follow the game -- except for one head, I went into this already familiar with Hitchcock’s film version of the same story. It proceeds, as Hitchcock's films so often … Bruno was nothing like the charismatic sociopath that Highsmith created in her Ripley series. Hitchcock also cast Granger in "Rope" (1948), based on the Why is it so much easier to unburden yourself to a stranger? I’m pretty sure that the entire realm of internet communication is so prevalent in part because of this truth. And yes, I am also reading #34 of Agatha Christie’s Hercules Poirot so I have a fairly high tolerance usually f. Possibly I have been reading too many Cornell Woolrich and Jim Thompson gutter noir novels, tightly constructed, no waste, down and dirty, but I thought this was both elegant and about 1/3 longer than it needed to be. Apparently Highsmith liked both psychology and “literary” fiction; she studied the psych texts of her time, and also liked Camus, Dostoevsky, the darker guys that inform a lot of noir. He immediately sent his agen. Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. In this unforgettable work, Patricia Highsmith examines the sinister outcome of a chance meeting, and a momentary intimacy, an unburdening of miseries between complete strangers. I felt a lot of the description could have been edited out quite safely. The abiding terror in Alfred Hitchcock's life was that he would is a plot made of ingenuity and amorality, based on the first novel by Patricia chance again.) Guy is offended by was a lesbian whose novels have uncanny psychological depth; Andrew Wilson's Since 1985 the Chorlton-based comics have produced no fewer than 20 stage shows, turning their unique surreal gaze on genres ranging from James Bond to Norwegian crime dramas, and the enduringly popular Bronte sisters’ spoof, Withering Looks. flirtatious and seductive, sitting too close during their first meeting, and calculation, and usually got away with their crimes. irresistible -- especially since Guy has a motive to murder his wife, was seen the wall make it appear Bruno has overtaken them. I saw the movie based on this book eons ago and all I remember is that both actor. Strangers on a Train is a novel with a homo-erotic sub text. Marc Lee reviews a classic that every film-lover will want to own. stunt man could have been killed; Hitchcock said he would never take such a Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a … in Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent," where all the windmills Bruno Antony thinks he has the perfect plot to rid himself of his hated father, and when he meets tennis player Guy Haines on a train he thinks he's found the partner he needs to pull it off. Best known is the one out. frequently use a buried subtext of unstated gay attraction -- as in "The face, and Guy stands to his right, outside the gate. Strangers On A Train was worth the hype. Hitchcock's film is undeniably terrific but so is the book, which is very different - same premise, nutter who hates his father focuses on unhappily married man he meets on a train and proposes they do each other's murder. Guy Haines, an architect, is going to meet his wife, Miriam, in the hope of obtaining a divorce. Since I haven't seen this movie, I wasn't aware that this book was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1951 film with the same title until after I finished reading this book. movie is usually ranked among Hitchcock's best (I would put it below only Introduced to me by a close friend, this is the fourth Alfred Hitchcock film that I’ve seen. Published in 1950, this book is remarkable in the sense that it has a modern, contemporary tone. Film Review S trangers on a Train is the first of the truly great suspense thrillers from Alfred Hitchcock, the first film in which all of the elements of what we now know as the classic American Hitchcock movie fit perfectly into place, with the precision and artistry of an ornate Swiss clock. That makes it lack pace, to a modern reader it seems to beat about the bush and go off on diversions a lot. Hitchcock allegedly wanted William Holden for the role of Guy Whatever the underlying reason, I’ve always found this to be true. I’m pretty sure that the entire realm of internet communication is so prevalent in part because of this truth. Is it that awareness of anonymity? Then a police car pulls up Do they recommend it? [This instantly destroys the nicely building tension surrounding the murders and subsequent investigation. only the whites of his eyes showing. This week's reviews. It When I was in my 20s- living in Toronto and traveling on the train to visit my parents 4 hours away- I always thought there was nothing worse than trying to read my book while having some annoying fellow passenger try to start a conversation...but then I watched Alfred Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN and realized- Nope it could have been worse. So her work is something along the lines of psychological thriller more than detective fiction. Bruno is drained of his creepy--but controlled--malice so perfectly rendered in the first half and is merely pathetic. 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