Alfred Hitchcock was known to his audiences as the "Master of Suspense" and what Hitchcock mastered was not only the art of making films but also the task of taming his own raging imagination. Director of such works as Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds and Rear Window, Hitchcock told his stories through intelligent plots witty dialogue and a spoonful of mystery and murder. In doing so, he inspired a new generation of filmmakers and revolutionized the thriller genre, making him a legend around the world. Hitchcock directed more then a hundred films, my personal favorites just so happens to be his only two films made that qualify as out and out horror movies, Psycho and the Birds. .
Alfred Hitchcock's powerful, complex psychological thriller, Psycho (1960) is the "mother" of all modern horror suspense films It rewrote the book on a genre that was beginning to show some signs of age and was in dire need of a fresh infusion of cinematic blood. With one bold and bloody stroke, Psycho revolutionized not only the horror genre but the world of film itself, ushering in a new style of filmmaking that would flourish over the next decade. The pre Psycho cinema of the fantastic had been chiefly concerned with imaginary monsters such as Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula, the Wolfman, et. al. But Hitchcock cleverly relocated the gothic into sunny Southern California and showed the audience that the face of the real monster is our own. Psycho also broke all of the rules about conventional commercial filmmaking by giving us the most shocking narrative disruption in the history of film and staging in it such an unforgettable manner that to this day, many people are still afraid to take a shower. During the famous shower scene, the spectator is no longer invited to identify with Marion. Instead they see through the eyes of the intruder making them an involuntary part in her slaughter. (show clip) (Unlike modern horror films, "Psycho" never shows the knife striking flesh.
His parents were greengrocers, William and Emma Hitchcock. ... Hitchcock was drawn to the silver screen. ... Hitchcock hated this film, and called it "very bad." ... Between 1950 and 1960 Hitchcock made several films. ... "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" was a huge commercial success, a factor that may have kept Hitchcock from gaining critical respect in America. ...
His parents were greengrocers, William and Emma Hitchcock. ... Hitchcock was drawn to the silver screen. ... Hitchcock hated this film, and called it "very bad." ... Between 1950 and 1960 Hitchcock made several films. ... "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" was a huge commercial success, a factor that may have kept Hitchcock from gaining critical respect in America. ...
Hitchcock - The Master of Suspense Alfred Joseph Hitchcock is the master of suspense. ... This movie showed a mature Hitchcock. ... In most of the Hitchcock movies he tries to have a subtle male-female relationship, dramatism, bright Technicolor, inside jokes, vast symbolism and above all masterfully conducted suspense. ...
A Discussion on the work and legacy of Alfred Hitchcock I intend to discuss the work of my favourite film director, Alfred Hitchcock. ... Alfred Hitchcock was the son of an East End greengrocer William Hitchcock and his wife Emma. ... Hitchcock's career as a director finally began. ... Hitchcock's typical themes and styles are hard to identify. ... My favourite from the Hitchcock legacy is "North by North West". ...
Reading was also a part of Hitchcock's life from a young age. ... But Hitchcock's true love was the movies. ... Hitchcock really took off. ... It was not until 1934 when Hitchcock filmed The Man Who Knew Too Much that Hitchcock started making thrillers on a regular basis. ... Psycho (1960) became Hitchcock's biggest commercial hit ever. ...
Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Psychological Suspense Alfred Hitchcock has earned the title ofMaster of Suspense? ... Another Alfred Hitchcock storylines also may explore the elements of marriage. ... InArt of Alfred Hitchcock? ... By the 1930's Alfred Hitchcock has established himself as a director in Britain. ... An interesting quote from Alfred Hitchcock in regards to life and drama,What is drama?? ...
Alfred Hitchcock's body of cinematic work is considerably varied. ... Like many a film from the Golden Age and later, Hitchcock`s films used romance as a very important element to the plots. ... However, what is interesting in Hitchcock`s films, once one think about it, is how he puts an often disturbing spin on most of his romantic pairings. ... Hitchcock seems to have a very unfortunate view of romance. ... The extent of Hitchcock`s sinister outlook is such that the most "positive" romance I`ve seen from him is still fairly peculiar. ...
Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window", is a self-reflexive allegory of the cinema which utilizes voyeurism thematically to underscore the nature of film spectatorship. ... Through this, Hitchcock explores the position of the spectator, and the pleasures and anxieties which arise from such a position. Hitchcock employs symbols which point to icons of cinema to convey the parallels between film spectatorship and voyeurism. ... In "Rear Window", Hitchcock highlights the pleasures which are derived from the position of privilege maintained by the spectator. ... Hitchcock accentuates this by break...
