Perspectives on Alfred Hitchcock (Perspectives on Film) - Hardcover

Boyd, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816116032 ISBN 13: 9780816116034

Publisher: G K Hall & Co,US, 1995

Synopsis

A collection of essays on Hitchcock's life and structural aspects of his work, as well as essays focusing on issues in specific films. The body of the volume is divided into two parts, each of which examines Hitchcock's life and art from a different perspective. In the first, the focus is on the man himself and the principles and strategy he brought to his craft. This section includes a 1976 interview with Hitchcock by Richard Schickel. The second section addresses different political, ideological, formal, cultural, and genre issues central to critical theory, as related to specific Hitchcock films. Includes a filmography and a list of rental and other sources. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

Synopsis:

One of the esteemed Hollywood directors and large influence on successive generation of American directors, Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) receives much attention. In the modern world, his films have particularly attracted the attention of feminist, political, and post-modernist critics. This collection of essays on the director and his work is divided into two main sections. Section one overviews Hitchcock's life, work, and general structural aspects of his film-making. Part two offers essays focusing on many of the more important films including "Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest," and "Rear Window".

About this edition

• Publisher: G K Hall & Co,US
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0816116032
• ISBN 13: 9780816116034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195