Alfred Hitchcock was and still is considered one of the best horror directors of all time. He is considered the "Master of Suspense" for his very well written and directed horror films‚ which have left his mark on the movie-making industry. Hitchcock told his stories through intelligent plots‚ witty dialogue and just the right amount of mystery and murder with his works Vertigo‚ Psycho‚ The Birds and Rear Window .The films revolutionized the Horror/Thriller genre‚ other filmmakers began mimicking
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Here‚ we are going to wonder how we can appreciate an author’s way of writing and how the viewers perceive it. We will see the great work of Alfred Hitchcock in Rear Window and North by Northwest and try to understand the meaning of his images. Alfred Hitchcock is considered as the king of suspense. Indeed‚ critics have often said that Hitchcock is the least intellectual of filmmakers. The latter‚ however‚ reflected on his work and gave us an art of suspense that could prove as his cinematic
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When looking at the works of Alfred Hitchcock there are many recurring themes. Wrong man‚ classic Hitchcock villains‚ and the use of staircases are just three of the many attributes you see when watching a Hitchcock film. My favorite‚ however‚ would have to be Hitchcock’s portrayal of the mother. Whether she is there for comic relief as we see in Shadow of a Doubt‚ or as the root of all evil as you see in Strangers on a Train and Notorious‚ the mothers he creates are far from ordinary. Either
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Vertigo: A Catalyst of the Cult Movie Following Famously known as the “best movie of all time”‚ (6) Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo elicits a dumbfounded reaction to the first-time viewer. Surprisingly shocking‚ through plot and production‚ Vertigo tells the story of a discharged detective and his obsessive pursuit of a young woman who he is contracted to investigate on the orders from an old college friend. However‚ to the second‚ or third‚ or twentieth time viewer‚ Vertigo serves as a shrine to Hitchcock’s
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horror is nothing other than reality.” ― Alfred Hitchcock The reality is this -- all humans are flawed. Some have repressed personality traits that are recessive until they come to the forefront because of an unusual challenges or unexpected event. Some struggles bring out the best in us‚ while other challenges force us to show our “dark side.” When pushed there‚ most humans are capable of doing things that would normally seem unthinkable. Alfred Hitchcock‚ the self-acclaimed “Master of Suspense”
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The film ‘Rear Window’‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954‚ enthralled worldwide audiences through its clever and original depiction of a suburban murder. It is a widely renowned crime thriller that employs many conventions of the genre‚ while subverting others‚ in order to portray a realistic environment that collapses into tension and mistrust. The depiction of protagonist L.B Jefferies as the ‘everyman’ is an important subversion of the conventional detective‚ piquing the audiences curiosity
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Of course Alfred Hitchcock was a misogynist‚ or at least had a neurotic compulsion to mistreat women in his films: everyone knows that. Or do they? If so‚ one must assume also that most of his heroines were masochistic‚ in that nearly all his leading actresses seem to have adored him. And if there was mistreatment‚ it mostly seems to have been meted out‚ and perceived by its apparent victims‚ as all in the spirit of innocent merriment. Ivor Montagu‚ longtime friend and script collaborator of Hitch
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PSYCHO In the film Psycho director Alfred Hitchcock successfully uses a variety of different film techniques that enhance the understanding of significant themes that engage the audience. The major themes in Psycho are the notion of a dual personality‚ women’s role in the 1960’s and the idea of voyeurism and how that joins into the concept of the gaze. All of these underlying themes link into the central theme of Psycho‚ which is identity. Psycho is set in the year 1960. The dominant ideology
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I’ve never watched an Alfred Hitchcock movie. I’ve heard of him throughout my life. I know he is the go-to example for classic "horror" movies‚ but I’ve just never had the desire to watch his movies. His style of suspense would’ve been perfect for the days following World War I‚ but were they still relevant today? I went to Vintage Hitchcock a little bit cautious. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The idea of watching a live radio play fascinated me‚ but I wasn’t sure about the element of horror involved
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Discuss whether Alfred Hitchcock can be considered an auteur. Illustrate your argument with specific references to two of his films. In order to ascertain as to whether Hitchcock can be considered an auteur‚ the understanding of what makes an auteur and its origin needs to be explored. It is believed that a director can either be classified as a metteur-en-scene or an auteur. The classification of an auteur originates from the early 1950’s‚ when a magazine in France‚ Cahier du Cinema’ produced
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