The Girl: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: October 20, 2012

Summary: Alfred Hitchcock's (Toby Jones) obsession with actress Tippi Hedren (Sienna Miller) during the filming of The Birds and Marnie is explored in this biopic.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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Nancy DeWolf Smith

Oct 19, 2012

[The best way] to view The Girl as an exquisitely lurid morality play in the Hitchcock style. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Oct 19, 2012

The Girl ensures you'll never watch "The Birds" the same way again. Read full review

Joanne Ostrow

Oct 19, 2012

The Girl, directed by Julian Jarrold, impeccably re-creates the film technology of the time. It also delivers a psychologically astute reading of one of Hollywood's more bizarre entanglements. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Oct 19, 2012

If you approach The Girl as a sliver, and don't expect a full serving, you are more apt to appreciate it. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Oct 16, 2012

This TV movie directed by Julian Jarrold focuses on the making of The Birds and Marnie, not two of the filmmaker's finest, and depicts Hitch as a self-pitying lecher. He might have been, though here, he's a dull one. Read full review

David Rooney

Oct 23, 2012

It's disappointing that this is a diverting curio rather than a deep plunge into the cold waters of obsession. Read full review

David Wiegand

Oct 18, 2012

It creeps and creeps in a very petty pace until it puts itself out of its misery, and ours. Read full review

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foxgrove

Dec 27, 2012

For lovers of the master of suspense this will certainly be an eye opener. As presented here Alfred **** was a sadistic, probably impotent lech who put leading lady Tippi Hedren through hell whilst making classic films 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' The film pulls no punches in depicting anFor lovers of the master of suspense this will certainly be an eye opener. As presented here Alfred **** was a sadistic, probably impotent lech who put leading lady Tippi Hedren through hell whilst making classic films 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' The film pulls no punches in depicting an uncomfortable scenario for both characters and viewers alike. Because the film is so expertly written and directed, one is compelled to keep watching with growing unease as to where the director's obsession with his leading lady will go. Toby Jones is excellent as Hitch capturing certain mannerisms and vocal cadences whilst not being an exact copy of his subject physically. Sienna Miller gives a career best performance as the ice blond actress. She at first presents her as vibrant and full of life. Then, as her relationship with Hitch degenerates, she brings to the fore her confusion, vulnerability and lack of confidence. Miller is a revelation here and certainly looks the part. The film looks fantastic and recreational moments of the original films are credibly presented. The music score also enhances the mood of the piece and the tension generated on screen between the two protagonists. The whole thing is a wonderful conceit that should only be avoided by **** purists who refuse to believe that such an artist could have no dark side.… Expand

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  Air Date: October 20, 2012
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