tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post6736448383056859556..comments2023-05-30T05:51:00.400-07:00Comments on Alfred Hitchcock Geek: Why Alfred Hitchcock Turned Down a British Honor in 1962Joel Gunzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-56265823492128547552012-01-28T21:25:43.119-08:002012-01-28T21:25:43.119-08:00It's interesting that at a time we in the U.S....It's interesting that at a time we in the U.S. considered Hitchcock primarily a Barnum & Bailey-esque showman and "the master of suspense," and when Queen Elizabeth offered merely the measly "Order of the British Realm," the French were touting him as a cinematic master and honoring him on a regular basis.<br /><br />What is it with the French?? I believe it is called "taste" and "sensibility" - something they seemed, at one time, to have possessed far more than other Western cultures.The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-84988060231754337002012-01-28T14:27:22.184-08:002012-01-28T14:27:22.184-08:00This is really interesting. I wish I knew him in p...This is really interesting. I wish I knew him in person..he seems so fascinating and I love his movies. Glad I stumbled upon your blog, definitely following!Sujanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627506091008909778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-63099419129261537662012-01-28T00:15:48.930-08:002012-01-28T00:15:48.930-08:00Interesting story. He was a bit self-involved, wa...Interesting story. He was a bit self-involved, wasn't he?Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-42667280898200157182012-01-27T22:14:00.778-08:002012-01-27T22:14:00.778-08:00GREAT story. Love how you are probably the only H...GREAT story. Love how you are probably the only Hitchcock blog I can learn something new from! (having read more Hitch books than I can remember...)<br /><br />This is interesting on a historical level and on a personal one as well, because it shows an side to Hitch's personality and how he saw himself that many don't really consider or aren't even aware of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com