Name: Rear Window | Hot Summer Nights at the NFSA
Start: 2025-01-04T20:00:00+11:00
Location: NFSA Canberra

Rear Window | Hot Summer Nights at the NFSA

Stuck at home with his leg in a cast, photojournalist LB Jeffries (James Stewart) watches the domestic dramas of his neighbours through the window – and begins to suspect murder. Hitchcock deploys his signature suspense as Jeffries’ girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly) puts herself in danger to investigate.
Rear Window raises questions about privacy, surveillance and the compartmentalisation of modern life that still resonate powerfully 70 years after it was made.
‘Everything from the masterly opening sequence to the ambiguous final shot indicates that this is the work of a prodigiously talented director’ – Total Film
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Come along early to enjoy Hot Summer Nights in the NFSA courtyard, with live performances or DJ sets from 6pm and extended opening hours at our onsite cafe and bar.