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The film by A. Hitchcock Shadow of a Doubt offers an occasion for some considerations on the current interest, in the psychoanalytic field, for the theme of figural. Research in psychoanalysis is increasingly turning its attention to the issue of representation, highlighting the importance of the iconic register as a step towards symbolization. Hitchcock is a director who has given particular importance to images and has considered the set design a series of visual situations loaded with emotions that enter into communication with the viewer beyond the dialogue. The power of vision and the implication of the public are fundamental elements for Hitchcock. Moreover, in analogy with the dream, the strength of cinema is linked to the use of images. A re-reading of the film aims to have the reader and the viewer think, facilitate free association, and let ideas emerge rather than provide pre-packaged contents that tend to orient and saturate the reflection.