The films of Alfred Hitchcock /
Sterritt, David.
The films of Alfred Hitchcock / David Sterritt. - Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993. - vii, 165 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge film classics .
Includes filmography. Includes bibliographical references (p. 148] and index.
Blackmail -- Shadow of a Doubt -- The Wrong Man -- Vertigo -- Psycho -- The Birds.
"Alfred Hitchcock is one of the few filmmakers to combine a strong reputation for high-art filmmaking with great mass-audience popularity. This introduction to his oeuvre provides an overview of a long and prolific career. David Sterritt examines, among other issues, the varied influences on his work; the themes that run through many of his films; the overlooked importance of his presence within his films, including his famous cameo appearances and the characters who "represent" him within the story; his fascination with performance and the ambiguities of illusion and reality; and the question of viewing the filmmaker and his work through the auteur theory. Also discussed is the relationship between Hitchcock as a serious, even tormented, artist and Hitchcock as a magician with a weakness for cinematic practical jokes. Sterritt then provides in-depth analysis of key Hitchcock films: Blackmail, his first talkie; Shadow of a Doubt, one of his personal favorites; The Wrong Man, which questions the nature of guilt and innocence; Vertigo, arguably his most profound work; Psycho, his most savage look at the nature of evil; and The Birds, his last masterpiece and one of his most widely misunderstood films."--Jacket
0521391334 0521398142 (pbk.)
92025768
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Criticism and interpretation.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Crítica e interpretación.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Filmografía.
20151100.
Directores y productores de cine--Inglaterra.
Cine--Inglaterra.
PN 1998.3 / S839f 1993
791.430233092
The films of Alfred Hitchcock / David Sterritt. - Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993. - vii, 165 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge film classics .
Includes filmography. Includes bibliographical references (p. 148] and index.
Blackmail -- Shadow of a Doubt -- The Wrong Man -- Vertigo -- Psycho -- The Birds.
"Alfred Hitchcock is one of the few filmmakers to combine a strong reputation for high-art filmmaking with great mass-audience popularity. This introduction to his oeuvre provides an overview of a long and prolific career. David Sterritt examines, among other issues, the varied influences on his work; the themes that run through many of his films; the overlooked importance of his presence within his films, including his famous cameo appearances and the characters who "represent" him within the story; his fascination with performance and the ambiguities of illusion and reality; and the question of viewing the filmmaker and his work through the auteur theory. Also discussed is the relationship between Hitchcock as a serious, even tormented, artist and Hitchcock as a magician with a weakness for cinematic practical jokes. Sterritt then provides in-depth analysis of key Hitchcock films: Blackmail, his first talkie; Shadow of a Doubt, one of his personal favorites; The Wrong Man, which questions the nature of guilt and innocence; Vertigo, arguably his most profound work; Psycho, his most savage look at the nature of evil; and The Birds, his last masterpiece and one of his most widely misunderstood films."--Jacket
0521391334 0521398142 (pbk.)
92025768
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Criticism and interpretation.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Crítica e interpretación.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Filmografía.
20151100.
Directores y productores de cine--Inglaterra.
Cine--Inglaterra.
PN 1998.3 / S839f 1993
791.430233092