Hitchcock

Suspense, Humour and Tone

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

Susan Smith's treatment of the works of the most subtle of all film-makers analyses the key elements of suspense, humour and tone across the whole of the director's career. Arguing that all three are central to our viewing experience, the book demonstrates how Hitchcock's masterly integration of those elements is the key to his success as a film-maker.Examining in detail such films as Sabotage, Notorious, Rear Window, Psycho, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope and The Birds, amongst many others, the book discusses the idea of the director as saboteur and the importance of 'the avoidance of cliché' in Hitchcock's narrative.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-05-01
Mått:152 x 232 x 8 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780851707792

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Film inom Kultur
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Mer om författaren

Susan Smith is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Sunderland, UK. She is a contributor to Alfred Hitchcock: Centenary Essays edited by Richard Allen and S, Ishii-Gonzalès (BFI, 1999).

Recensioner i media

In its range and precision of reference across the entire spectrum of Hitchcock's work, it is a dazzling performance.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A cinema based on SabotageThe avoidance of 'cliché'Reaffirming contractWho Killed Cock Robin?2. SuspenseMurder!: practising the art of suspenseForms of adressPatterns of suspenseSuppression and surpriseSuspense and surpriseRereading the text3. HumourHumour and suspenseCounter voices in RopeFramed by ironyA notorious form of humour?4. Mise en scèneSetting the sceneThe point-of-view shotObjectsThe cameo device: Hitchcock, hunger and the single set filmMusic5. Tone and meaning in The BirdsA very avian form of sabotageSeeing – feeling – knowingA bird's eye viewMultiple perspectives, multiple readingsConclusionFilmographyBibliographyIndex