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OverviewReviled on its release, Peeping Tom (1960) all-but ended the career of director Michael Powell, previously one of Britain's most revered filmmakers. The story of a murderous cameraman and his compulsion to record his killings, Powell's film stunned the same critics who had acclaimed him for the work he'd made with writer-producer Emeric Pressburger (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, 1943; A Matter of Life and Death, 1946), resulting in the film falling out of circulation almost as soon as it was released. It took the 1970s 'Movie Brat' generation to rehabilitate the director, and the film, which is now regarded as a masterpiece. In this Devil's Advocate, published to coincide with the film's 60th anniversary, Kiri Walden charts the origins, production and devastating critical reception of Peeping Tom, comparing it to the treatment meted out to its contemporary horror classic, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kiri Bloom WaldenPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Liverpool University Press ISBN: 9781800348370ISBN 10: 1800348371 Pages: 104 Publication Date: 12 December 2020 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKiri Bloom Walden teaches film and cultural studies at Oxford University’s Department of Continuing Education. She is the author of two other books and her research interests include British film history, Victorian women’s magazines, ballet history and the circus. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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