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Alfred Hitchcock (UK, 1899-1980) is undeniably the world's most famous film director. His name has become synonymous with the cinema, and each new generation takes the same pleasure in rediscovering his films, which are now treasures of our artistic heritage. Hitchcock started out in the British silent cinema of the 1920s, which reached its peak with successful thrillers such as "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934), "Sabotage" (1936) and "The Lady Vanishes" (1938). Recognized as a 'young genius', Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and set about reinventing cinematic tradition,combining the modern with the classic in films such as "Vertigo" (1957), "North by Northwest" (1959)and "The Birds" (1963). Hitchcock gave talented actors such as James Stewart and Cary Grant the chance to play enduring antiheroes and imprinted the public imagination with the myth of the 'blonde', as embodied by Grace Kelly, Kim Novak and Tippi Hedren.
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Bill Krohn, internationally respected as one of the world's best cinema critics, is the Los Angeles correspondent for Cahiers du cinema. He is also the author of Hitchcock at Work, which has been translated into numerous languages.
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Format:Paperback
To start with the obvious. The design and the quality of the book is really high. The glossy paper really makes it a fine addition to the library.
For people, who are looking to find critical readings of Hitchcock films, I suggest to look for other titles. I was looking for a chronological look of the films and I am quite happy with this one. Very detailed look on his main films. Divided into periods of his cinema. Nice selection of photographs. Everything you may need from a reference book.
I put five stars, because for this price, you cannot ask for more!
For people, who are looking to find critical readings of Hitchcock films, I suggest to look for other titles. I was looking for a chronological look of the films and I am quite happy with this one. Very detailed look on his main films. Divided into periods of his cinema. Nice selection of photographs. Everything you may need from a reference book.
I put five stars, because for this price, you cannot ask for more!
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