Hitchcock : suspense, humour and tone
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Hitchcock : suspense, humour and tone
BFI Publishing, 2000
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [157]-160
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780851707792
Description
The author's treatment of the works of the most subtle of all film-makers analyzes the key elements of suspense, humour and tone across the whole of the director's career. The book examines in detail such films as "North by Northwest", "The Birds" and "Notorious", amongst many others.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A cinema based on Sabotage
The avoidance of 'cliche'
Reaffirming contract
Who Killed Cock Robin?
2. Suspense
Murder!: practising the art of suspense
Forms of adress
Patterns of suspense
Suppression and surprise
Suspense and surprise
Rereading the text
3. Humour
Humour and suspense
Counter voices in Rope
Framed by irony
A notorious form of humour?
4. Mise en scene
Setting the scene
The point-of-view shot
Objects
The cameo device: Hitchcock, hunger and the single set film
Music
5. Tone and meaning in The Birds
A very avian form of sabotage
Seeing - feeling - knowing
A bird's eye view
Multiple perspectives, multiple readings
Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780851707808
Description
The author's treatment of the works of the most subtle of all film-makers analyzes 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 aims to demonstrate how Hitchcock's integration of these elements is the key to his success as a filmmaker. Films such as "North by Northwest", "The Birds", "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Notorious" amongst others are examined in detail. The book discusses the idea of the director as a sabateur and the importance of the avoidance of cliche in Hitchcock's narrative.
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