In the latter half of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece Rear Window, Lisa bemoans to her wheelchair bound beau, Jeff, (a luminous Grace Kelly alongside the ultimate everyman James Stewart) the ghoulish reality that they are disappointed by the possibility Thorwald, from the apartment across the yard, may not have killed his wife. She quips, “Whatever happened to that old saying: ‘Love thy neighbour?’”

More than just an amusing line, I want to suggest that herein lies one of the more significant issues raised by the Catholic formed Hitchcock in this wildly entertaining film… 

Read the full essay Who Is My Neighbour? A Look Through the ‘Rear Window.’