All right, you will say, but what about the suspense? A booby-trap? I don't think so, here even less than in the other films. Firstly, because the extraordinary serves as a foil for the ordinary, which, left to its own devices, would engender nothing but dullness. Secondly, one must admit, because Hitchcock believes in destiny. . . . Hitchcock cunningly presents us with a well-bred destiny, speaking the language of the drawing room rather than German philosophy.
Jean-Luc Godard
November 1, 1956