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OverviewSusan 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan SmithPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: BFI Publishing Edition: 2000 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.342kg ISBN: 9780851707792ISBN 10: 0851707793 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 May 2000 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. A cinema based on Sabotage The avoidance of 'cliché' 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 scène 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 IndexReviewsIn its range of reference across the entire spectrum of Hitchcock's work, it is a dazzling performance. --Robin Wood Author InformationSusan 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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