Title: Hitchcock and twentieth-century cinema /
Authors: Orr, John, 1943-2010
Publisher: Wallflower,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Hitchcock, Alfred, Criticism and interpretation.
Abstract: "Hitchcock and twentieth-century cinema looks at the work, influences, legacy and style of one of cinema's most famous directors. Alfred Hitchcock worked in Britain and America, in silent and sound films, and through and beyond the studio system, all the time appealing to mass audiences while employing his own distinctive style. This book examines how he produced films that challenged key notions of acting, sexuality, mise-en-scene and narrative convention.
Contents: Hitch as matrix-figure : Hitchcock and twentieth-century cinema -- Lost identities : Hitchcock and David Hume -- Expressive moments : Hitchcock and Weimar cinema -- The flight and the gaze : Hitchcock and the British connection -- Hitchcock's actors : Notorious, Valli and the triptych effect -- Perverse miracles : Hitchcock and the French new wave -- Inside out : Hitchcock, film noir and David Lynch -- I confess, or I'm giving nothing away -- Hitch in the twenty-first century.