In Alfred Hitchcock’s "I Confess" (1953), the director moves beyond his usual «wrong man» tropes to explore a spiritual and existential silence. While the plot follows a priest, Father Logan, who is unable to defend himself against a murder charge due to the sacrosanctity of the confessional, the film’s true power lies in what remains unsaid. Hitchcock uses the stark, vertical architecture of Quebec City to mirror the moral rigidity of the law versus the internal weight of faith. | History of Ci