Extraordinary suspense thriller

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 1999)

A photographer,wheelchair-bound after an accident,passes the time observing his neighbours.After a while he suspects one of his neighbours of having murdered his wife.With the help from his girlfriend and nurse he starts investigations.
One of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces.It's extraordinary how he keeps the suspense going in a movie restricted to one setting:The apartment of Stewart. The genius of this film is that the audience is only allowed to see what the main character observes from his rear window.In this way the audience becomes voyeurs like James Stewart's character.The surprise performance of this film is given by Grace Kelly.Her performance,as the cool,sophisticated woman with hidden signs of being a tomboy,is outstanding.Stewart is tops and Thelma Ritter turns in a delightful performance.