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Violence In The Films Of Alfred Hitchcock: A Study In Mimesis
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Parting ways with the Freudian and Lacanian readings that have dominated recent scholarly understanding of Hitchcock, David Humbert examines the roots of violence in the director’s narratives and finds them not in human sexuality but in mimesis. Through an…
Children In The Films Of Alfred Hitchcock
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Children and youth perform both innocence and knowingness within Hitchcock's complex cinematic texts. Though the child often plays a small part, their significance - symbolically, theoretically, and philosophically - offers a unique opportunity to illuminate and…
Must We Kill the Thing We Love?: Emersonian Perfectionism and the Films of Alfred Hitchcock
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William Rothman argues that the driving force of Hitchcock's work was his struggle to reconcile the dark vision of his favorite Oscar Wilde quote, "Each man kills the thing he loves," with the quintessentially American philosophy, articulated in Emerson's…
The Films Of Alfred Hitchcock

The Films Of Alfred Hitchcock

David Sterritt

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|February 26, 1993

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The introduction gives an overview of Hitchcock's long career, with special attention to the varied influences on his work; themes that run through many of his films, from the "transference of guilt," to the connection between knowledge and danger; the…
Cultural Theory in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock

Cultural Theory in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock

Gary McCarron

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|This title releases July 11, 2023

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The Lost Hitchcocks: Uncovering the Lost Films of Alfred Hitchcock
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An Unauthorized Guide to the Life of Alfred Hitchcock and The Direction Behind Films Like Psycho…
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Life and Work of Alfred Hitchcock is an interesting look inside the mind of the celebrated director. Readers will learn about…
Alfred Hitchcock's Moviemaking Master Class: Learning About Film From The Master Of Suspense
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Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most revered filmmakers of the 20th century. Not only was he the “Master of Suspense,” he was also an innovator of storyboarding, directing, framing, editing, and marketing. Hitchcock regularly engaged with his audiences…
The San Francisco of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo: Place, Pilgrimage, and Commemoration
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In Sight and Sound magazine's 2012 poll of the greatest films of all time, Vertigo placed at the top of the list, supplanting Citizen Kane. A favorite among critics, it also made the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Movies where it ranked in the top 10.…
The Art Of Alfred Hitchcock: Fifty Years Of His Motion Pictures
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The monumental scope of Hitchcock's work remains unsurpassed by any other movie director, past or present. Psycho, Rear Window, The Birds and Vertigo are only a few of his classics.d his superb analysis--still the Hitchcockian commentary after 15 years in print.…
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