Yet another photo of that “ordinary chap“.
Yeah, you know. Totally ordinary. Uh huh. Reguluar dude.
Hitchcock saw something different in him. Suspicion (that’s him with Joan Fontaine) was Hitchcock’s first attempt to tap into the darkness beneath the gleam. It didn’t work quite well although the film is SO worth seeing. Especially the spectacular shot of Grant ascending the staircase with the glowing glass of milk(Hitchcock put a lightbulb in the liquid.) But in Notorious – “ordinary chap” and Hitchcock really hit their stride together. I see Suspicion almost as a rehearsal for that other film (a film that I consider to be perfect. I don’t say that about too many films. But to me – Notorious is without a flaw.)
Oh – and funnily enough – I get quite a bit of traffic to one of the quotes from my “movie quote” game – the one about “Your ucipital mapilary is quite beautiful”. Ha! It’s from Suspicion and I often wonder if people are looking for quotes from the film – or if they’re looking for, you know, medical information: “My ucipital mapilary is swollen. Should I be worried?”
I guess I need a happy place because my gynecologist got kind of impatient with me today. Snapped at me a bit, and seemed like he didn’t want to explain things more than once. And I feel really raw and upset about it. Like … I just can’t deal with that energy in that environment. It made me really upset.
Okay. Happy place.
OK, Cary Grant didn’t really exist. No one is that damn cool. Look at his hands in the photo–you could see nothing but a photo of his hands, and you would know he was an attractive man. I always liked Suspicion, but it definitely isn’t a perfect movie.
Any gynecologist that is impatient, snippy, unprofessional, or anything but confidence-inspiring should be dumped like a hot potato. My wife put up with a group of women gynecologists for years under the theory that women would be more understanding of the whole ordeal. They had way too many patients, rarely had time for casual discussion, and were impossible to contact when we had questions. She switched to a male doctor that came highly recommended, and the difference has been incredible. His practice, and all the people who work for him, are everything a woman could hope for in a gynecologist. Frankly, the guy is a saint. I don’t mean to denigrate women gynecologists, just any gynecologist who doesn’t realize his job is a sacred thing. It’s a difficult thing for women, and any doctor worth anything should leave his personal hissy fits outside the office.
I second what DBW says, except I’d change “gynecologist” to just about any doctor. Its your body, your health. The doctor should be willing to talk to you about your issues.
Thanks, guys. I appreciate your words. I was just really thrown by it. He hurt my feelings.
I’ve been seeing him for a while now – 5 or 6 years … and never had a problem. But I might have to consider changing doctors, I just don’t feel comfortable now.
Thanks. :)
What I love about Cary Grant is that he is a grown-up – a real man, not boyish at all. I’m tired of the over-age boys in movies today – they act like jerks in public, wear clothes with all the dash and aplomb of a two-year old, and are incapable of expressing themselves without vulgar and inarticulate grunts.