NORTH BY NORTHWEST
THE FINAL SEQUENCE from Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) is a brilliant example of intercutting, ellipsis, and symbolic editing. Intercutting between the agonized faces of Eve and Roger suggests how distant they are from each other, though she clings to his hand as they hang from the top of Mount Rushmore. A match cut takes the couple from the mountain to a train after marriage, condensing time while showing how their agonized struggle together insured their marriage. A final cut shows their train entering a tunnel—a symbol of the couple's sexual consummation. To view this sequence, click on the slide show (above left). 
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