Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954) appears to be a film about films. There is the recurring theme of voyeurism throughout the movie. Jeffries is always watching his neighbors for entertainment while he is stuck in his tiny apartment due to his injury. The different apartments are almost like different TV channels for Jeffries to watch. He even gives each tenant a nickname. He watches Miss Torso, the beautiful woman who is always dancing. He also watches Miss Lonelyheart, a desolate woman who has pretend dates and sits by herself in dismay. And although he takes the matter very seriously, the murder of the salesman's wife is almost like Jeffries' own personal thriller to watch. There is lots of viewing in "Rear Window", which is why I came to the conclusion that it is a film about films themselves.
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