the film." The Chicago Tribune also was mixed, declaring that "While it has scenery and carefully allotted bits of tension, the film is crowded and devious plot-wise and doesn't rank with Director Hitchcock's previous bests. The finale is slightly overdone, even if it does manage to bring in a famed hotel." Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times wrote one of the positive reviews and declared that Hitchcock "has fashioned an absorbing screen drama, one of the solidest and most expertly made of recent weeks. In his careful treatment Hitchcock has gone deeper into human relationships than is usual with him, relying less on the physical chase or on theatrical props like trains and merry-go-rounds than on the interplay of faith and doubt to create his famous brand of suspense." Harrison's Reports wrote, "Living up to his reputation as a master of the suspense film, Alfred Hitchcock has fashioned a powerful dramatic entertainment in 'I Confess.' ... It is not a cheerful picture, but it holds one tense throughout." The film was banned in Ireland because it showed a priest having a relationship with a woman (even though, in the film, the relationship takes place before the character becomes a priest). The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. I Confess was a favorite among French New Wave filmmakers, according to filmmaker/historian Peter Bogdanovich. Film critic Sarah Ortiz has described I Confess as "the most Catholic film of Hitchcock's films." In 2012, The Guardian called the film "A forgotten albeit flawed masterpiece". On Rotten Tomatoes, I Confess holds a rating of 81% from 31 reviews. Adaptations I Confess was adapted to the radio program Lux Radio Theatre on September 21, 1953, with Cary Grant in Montgomery Clift's role. See also The Confessional (Le Confessionnal), directed by Robert Lepage, a 1995 film which dramatizes the filming of I Confess as the backdrop for a thematically related story. References Additional references I Confess DVD documentary External links Streaming audio I Confess on Lux Radio Theater: September 21, 1953 1953 films 1953 crime drama films 1950s psychological thriller films American crime drama films American black-and-white films Film noir Films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin Films about Catholic priests Films about Catholicism American films based on plays Films directed by Alfred Hitchcock Films produced by Alfred Hitchcock Films set in Quebec City Warner Bros. films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films