Shadow of a Doubt (1943), produced at the height of the Second World War, remains the Hitchcock’s most sincere and enduring love letter to all things Americana, including the sand upon which it is built. For whatever else Stoker is, it is a reimagining of one of the most fascinating and underappreciated works in the Master’s catalogue. Often described as a Korean Hitchcock, Chan-wook embraces these comparisons head on in a Hollywood production that looks for inspiration and guidance from the larger than life Englishman in a dark suit.
Last week, Park Chan-wook’s first English language feature, Stoker, enjoyed its Blu-ray/DVD release. For every generation, there is almost something mythical and romantically innocent about times long gone by. Increasingly as a culture, Americans tend to look back on the past with the misty-eyed Instagram effect of nostalgia.
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