By Neyken Vegas
Eva Marie Saint She is currently the oldest actress in the Hollywood industry, after currently being 101 years old and being part of great successes of the seventh art. One of those productions is “North by Northwest“, the classic that is available again on the Movistar + platform.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this film had its premiere in 1959 and 67 years later it is being shown again on the screens to remember the type of successes of that time and the way the characters were portrayed by first-class actors. This film was so successful that it received three Oscar nominations: Best Editing, Screenplay and Artistic Direction.
Synopsis
The film had a production budget of around $4.3 million, an appreciable investment for the time, and tells the story of a publicist in New York City who by mistake, is mistaken for a government agent and a group of spies try to catch him.
Faced with all this persecution, Eva Kendell appears in the life of the publicist named Roger Thornhill and helps him deal with this whole dangerous situation, being key in the ideally suited plot of the story. Now this iconic film can be seen through Movistar +. The good criticism was also accompanied by the interpretation of Cary Grantwho is the male figure who stars in the story.
Eva Marie Saint is part of the “Golden Age” of cinema
The veteran American actress rose to stardom in 1954 with her participation in “On the Waterfront,” a performance that led her to obtain recognition for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars and from there she became a great figure, not only in cinema, but also in theater.
In addition to her outstanding performances in “North by Northwest” and “On the Waterfront”, Eva participated in other remembered classics such as: “Exodus“, “Raintree County” and “Enormous Prix“; being one of the iconic “Hitchcock blondes”“.
At 101 years old, Saint continues to look with the elegance that characterizes him and in an interview conducted the previous year in Form magazine, he highlighted that he does not feel 100 years old and that he continues to maintain an active life with his family.
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