西北偏北是一部上映于1959年的美国悬疑影片,导演阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克,主演加里·格兰特、爱娃·玛丽·森特、詹姆斯·梅森。编剧欧内斯特·莱曼,他想写出一部“希区柯克导演的经典之作”。影片从认错人开始展开。一个无辜的男人被一个神秘组织的间谍所追踪,这个组织想要阻止他干涉他们的计划,这个计划是试图盗出含有政府机密的胶片。作家兼记者-尼克·克隆尼对这部影片进行了高度的赞扬,称这是莱曼的原创故事,影片的对话令人深思,并认为这部影片是阿尔弗雷德最棒的一部悬疑电影。
North by Northwest was nominated for three Academy Awards for Film Editing, Art Direction, and Original Screenplay. All three Oscars went instead to Ben-Hur. The movie review site Rotten Tomatoes said the film was "gripping, suspenseful and visually iconic" and claims it "laid the groundwork for countless action thrillers to follow." In June 2008, the American Film Institute said North by Northwest was the seventh best film in the mystery genre. Fifty years after its release, "Time" magazine said it was still a great movie today, saying "there's nothing dated about this perfect storm of talent" and that the "opening-credits sequence still manages to send a shiver down the spine."
西北偏北获得了三项奥斯卡提名,分别是最佳电影剪辑、最佳艺术指导、原创剧本。很遗憾,这三个奖项都让“宾虚”收入囊中。影评电影网“烂番茄”称这部影片扣人心弦、充满悬疑、生动大气,并认为这部影片为众多的动作悬疑片树立了标杆。2008年6月,美国电影协会把“西北偏北”排在了十大佳片悬疑类中的第7位。上映后的五十年来,“时代”杂志称这部影片仍然是当今最伟大的电影作品,说这部影片并没有因为时间的推移而显得陈旧过时,影片的开场字幕仍然让人们毛骨悚然。
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