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** Actually, entirely justified. Sebastian is an Anglo surname, implying that his father was British, and paralleling Alicia's mixed heritage. Both identify with their mother's country, but carry their father's surname, which in both cases would be very useful for espionage purposes. Sebastian's British accent conceals his true leanings, and the similarity to Alicia might further fuel his attraction to her.
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** Now, why would you want him to [[MostWonderfulSound talk any differently?]]
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* FigureItOutYourself: TheRuleOfDrama required the lead couple to keep quite about their feelings. Devlin wanted Alicia to say no to the mission and she wanted him to tell her he loved her.
* FakeoutMakeout / RefugeInAudacity: Devlin invokes a passionate kissing scene with Alicia in the basement to cover up their snoopery when Alex arrives at the scene.
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** MyGirlIsNotASlut: Devlin keeps sniping at Alicia about this and eventually suggests that she abandon the whole project, since he doesn't want his girlfriend to be that kind of girl.
* ForcedPerspective: Hitchcock got the shot where Bergman is in the background and the coffee cup is in the foreground, with both in focus, by using a giant coffee cup placed farther away than it appears.
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* OhCrap: Sebastian, when
* PerfectPoison: Averted.
* ReallyGetsAround: Alicia, in the backstory. This is one of the reasons why she's selected for the mission.
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->''"A man doesn't tell a woman what to do. She tells herself."''
-->-- '''Devlin'''
A 1946 film directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock, '''''Notorious''''' stared CaryGrant, IngridBergman and ClaudeRains.
Alicia, daughter of a convicted Nazi spy, is recruited by agent T.R. Devlin for an important assignment. A few Nazis, led by one Alexander Sebastian, have relocated to Brazil for an evil plan. Her mission, should she choose to accept it, is to infiltrate the group and find out their goal. She infiltrates the group, and eventually marries Sebastian, over his mother's objections. How long can Alicia uphold her charade? Can Devlin save the day if her cover's blown?
Not to be confused with the 2009 {{Biopic}} about Music/TheNotoriousBIG.
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* AffablyEvil: Sebastian is about the nicest, most debonair Nazi you'll ever meet--in fact one gets the sense that he probably cares more about Alicia than Devlin does.
* ArgentinaIsNaziland
* TheBaroness: Madame Sebastian.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Devlin saves the day when it seems Alicia might die from the poisoning. How big? Count the steps, there are a lot more when he's going down than when he went up them.]]
* CreatorCameo: As always with Hitchcock films. In this one, he's quaffing champagne at Sebastian's party.
* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: Despite many people's perceptions of the 1940's, one of the reasons Alicia is selected by the American goverment is because she has a history of many boyfriends and this is neither out of the ordinary nor exceptionally noteworthy. She and Alexander Sebastian sleep together before marriage, before there is even a proposal, and the entire courtship took only a few weeks.
** MyGirlIsNotASlut: Devlin keeps sniping at Alicia about this and eventually suggests that she abandon the whole project, since he doesn't want his girlfriend to be that kind of girl.
* EvilMatriarch: Madame Sebastian, again.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Alicia runs to alcohol to help deal with her personal life, and the problems that arise from it.
* HaysCode: The Code said a kiss could not be held onscreen for longer than three seconds. This led Hitchcock to craft the famous kissing scene in this movie where Alicia and Devlin embrace, kiss each other, nuzzle a little, chat softly about making arrangements for dinner, kiss again, nuzzle, kiss again... A wonderful example of Hitchcock GettingCrapPastTheRadar.
* MacGuffin: The uranium in the wine cellar.
* TheMole: A heroic version.
* OhCrap: Sebastian, when [[spoiler: the other Nazis find out about his marrying an American Agent.]]
* PerfectPoison: Averted. [[spoiler: The Sebastians attempt to kill Alicia by spiking her coffee, but it is done gradually to give the impression that she is simply ill. This keeps their fellow Nazis from growing suspicious and also prevents Alicia from acting until it is already too late.]]
* PlayingGertrude: Leopoldine Konstantin was a mere three years older than her on-screen son, Claude Rains.
* PrettyInMink: Alicia wears an ermine wrap and a mink coat.
* ThoseWackyNazis
* WouldHitAGirl: Devlin, although he's partially justified in doing so, as she nearly killed him with her drunk driving, then became hysterical upon realizing he is a government agent.
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->''"A man doesn't tell a woman what to do. She tells herself."''
-->-- '''Devlin'''
A 1946 film directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock, '''''Notorious''''' stared CaryGrant, IngridBergman and ClaudeRains.
Alicia, daughter of a convicted Nazi spy, is recruited by agent T.R. Devlin for an important assignment. A few Nazis, led by one Alexander Sebastian, have relocated to Brazil for an evil plan. Her mission, should she choose to accept it, is to infiltrate the group and find out their goal. She infiltrates the group, and eventually marries Sebastian, over his mother's objections. How long can Alicia uphold her charade? Can Devlin save the day if her cover's blown?
Not to be confused with the 2009 {{Biopic}} about Music/TheNotoriousBIG.
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* AffablyEvil: Sebastian is about the nicest, most debonair Nazi you'll ever meet--in fact one gets the sense that he probably cares more about Alicia than Devlin does.
* ArgentinaIsNaziland
* TheBaroness: Madame Sebastian.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Devlin saves the day when it seems Alicia might die from the poisoning. How big? Count the steps, there are a lot more when he's going down than when he went up them.]]
* CreatorCameo: As always with Hitchcock films. In this one, he's quaffing champagne at Sebastian's party.
* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: Despite many people's perceptions of the 1940's, one of the reasons Alicia is selected by the American goverment is because she has a history of many boyfriends and this is neither out of the ordinary nor exceptionally noteworthy. She and Alexander Sebastian sleep together before marriage, before there is even a proposal, and the entire courtship took only a few weeks.
** MyGirlIsNotASlut: Devlin keeps sniping at Alicia about this and eventually suggests that she abandon the whole project, since he doesn't want his girlfriend to be that kind of girl.
* EvilMatriarch: Madame Sebastian, again.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Alicia runs to alcohol to help deal with her personal life, and the problems that arise from it.
* HaysCode: The Code said a kiss could not be held onscreen for longer than three seconds. This led Hitchcock to craft the famous kissing scene in this movie where Alicia and Devlin embrace, kiss each other, nuzzle a little, chat softly about making arrangements for dinner, kiss again, nuzzle, kiss again... A wonderful example of Hitchcock GettingCrapPastTheRadar.
* MacGuffin: The uranium in the wine cellar.
* TheMole: A heroic version.
* OhCrap: Sebastian, when [[spoiler: the other Nazis find out about his marrying an American Agent.]]
* PerfectPoison: Averted. [[spoiler: The Sebastians attempt to kill Alicia by spiking her coffee, but it is done gradually to give the impression that she is simply ill. This keeps their fellow Nazis from growing suspicious and also prevents Alicia from acting until it is already too late.]]
* PlayingGertrude: Leopoldine Konstantin was a mere three years older than her on-screen son, Claude Rains.
* PrettyInMink: Alicia wears an ermine wrap and a mink coat.
* ThoseWackyNazis
* WouldHitAGirl: Devlin, although he's partially justified in doing so, as she nearly killed him with her drunk driving, then became hysterical upon realizing he is a government agent.
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