deneuveing:Rebecca (1940) dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Trivia: Alfred Hitchcock almost caused the

deneuveing: Rebecca (1940) dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Trivia: Alfred Hitchcock almost caused the 22 year old actress Joan Fontaine (playing second Mrs. de Winter) to have a breakdown on the set. To make her look more nervous and uneasy, he had the whole cast act distant towards her and even ostracize her. Laurence Olivier (Maxim de Winter) wanted his then-girlfriend Vivien Leigh for the role, he treated Joan poorly which made Hitchcock tell her that EVERYONE on set “hated” her. He also didn’t inform her much on her scenes with Judith Anderson (Mrs. Danvers) making Joan oblivious to whenever Anderson was in the scene. This build up tension between the two as a lot of scenes, Joan was unaware of Anderson’s presence, causing her to look genuinely terrified and scared of her co-star for the audience. Anderson also took on Hitchcock’s advice and deliberately acted cold and hateful towards the young actress. This performance led both actresses to be nominated for Academy awards. -- source link
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