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Notorious

1946

Alfred Hitchcock

Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern ...

8.1

21,135

Mystery. Thriller. Film noir A beautiful woman with a tainted past (Ingrid Bergman) is enlisted by American agent Devlin (Cary Grant) to spy on a ring of Nazis in post-war Rio. Her espionage work becomes life-threatening after she marries the most debonair of the Nazi ring, Alex (Claude Rains). Only Devlin can rescue her, but to do so he must face his role in her desperate situation and acknowledge that he's loved her all along.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Notorious' is the most elegant expression of the master's visual style (...) It contains some of the most effective camera shots in his -or anyone’s- work (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Velvet smooth in dramatic action, sharp and sure in its characters, and heavily charged with the intensity of warm emotional appeal (...) [A] remarkable blend of love story with expert 'thriller'"	POS
United Kingdom	Frank Cottrell Boyce The Guardian	"The moral ambiguities of Hitchcock's tale of an attempt to trap a group of Nazi spies give this thriller its lasting power (...) 'Notorious' is perfect"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"One of Hitchcock's most accomplished pictures (...) Difficult love, Nazis, and a lovely soupy plot... brilliant (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wally Hammond Time Out	"It's fascinating how this romantic thriller refers to Hitchcock’s finest work (...) A great film (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Chris Cabin Slant	"Hitchcock’s set pieces are particularly assured here, moving in a deliriously seductive lockstep of motion in calibrated space and rhythmic cutting (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety	"Production and directorial skill of Alfred Hitchcock combine with a suspenseful story and excellent performances to make 'Notorious' force entertainment."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"The film's real brilliance is in its subtle and detailed portrayal of infinitely perverse relationships."	POS

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