The National Portrait Gallery presents three films from the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, whose portrait appears in the new exhibition “Harry Benson: Being There.”
“Shadow of a Doubt” Thursday, June 21 7 p.m. Is Teresa Wright’s beloved Uncle Charlie, played by Joseph Cotten, the Merry Widow serial killer? Hitchcock’s direction of Thornton Wilder’s screenplay injects real terror into smalltown life. A discussion with author Tappan Wilder follows the screening.
“Strangers on a Train” Friday, June 22 7 p.m.Hitchcock delivers murder, blackmail, and Oscar-nominated cinematography in this 1951 thriller. A conversation with Geoffrey O’Brien, historian and author of “Castaways of the Image Planet” follows the screening.
“To Catch a Thief” Saturday, June 23 2 p.m.The classic Hitchcock caper stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly chasing truth, jewelry, and each other around the French Riviera.
Discuss Hitchcock’s Hollywood and the Cool Blondes with NPG historian Amy Henderson after the screening. Screenings and lectures for this series are all located in the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Admission is free; doors open one half-hour before show time; seating is first-come, first-served.
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