Cultural theory in the films of Alfred Hitchcock /

This book considers several aspects of Alfred Hitchcock's filmmaking from philosophical and social scientific points of view. Its principal aim is to place Hitchcock's films in the context of debates in various philosophical and cultural traditions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCarron, Gary (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2023.
Temas:
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980 > Criticism and interpretation.
Theory (Philosophy)
Motion pictures > History.
Théorie (Philosophie)
Cinéma > Histoire.
theory.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • <P style="text-align: justify;">Introduction: Reviewing Hitchcock's Films; Chapter One: The Incidental MacGuffin: Equivalence and Substitution; Chapter Two: The Myth of Ideal Form: Hitchcock's Quest for Pure Cinema; Chapter Three: The Birds versus 'The Birds': Problems of Ambiguity and Complexity; Chapter Four: Telling the Truth and the Wrong/ed Man; Chapter Five: Undecided Stories: 'Blackmail' and the Problem of Moral Agency; Chapter Six: Hitchcock's Debt to Silence: Time and Space in 'The Lodger'; Chapter Seven: Hitchcock's Deferred Dénouement and the Problem of Rhetorical Form; Chapter Eight: Moralizing Uncertainty: Suspicion and Faith in Hitchcock's 'Suspicion'</p>

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