- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. (31 May 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812696166
- ISBN-13: 978-0812696165
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,000,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The shower scene in "Psycho"; Cary Grant running for his life through a cornfield; "innocent" birds lined up on a fence waiting, watching -- these seminal cinematic moments are as real to moviegoers as their own lives. But what makes them so? What deeper forces are at work in Hitchcock's films that so captivate his fans? This collection of articles in the series that's explored such pop-culture phenomena as "Seinfeld" and "The Simpsons" examines those forces with fresh eyes. These essays demonstrate a fascinating range of topics: "Sabotage's" lessons about the morality of terrorism and counter-terrorism; "Rope's" debatable Nietzschean underpinnings; "Strangers on a Train's" definition of morality. Some of the essays look at more overarching questions, such as why Hitchcock relies so heavily on the Freudian unconscious. In all, the book features 18 philosophers paying a special homage to the legendary auteur in a way that's accessible even to casual fans.
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In Hitchcock's 1943 film, Shadow of a Doubt, a young woman discovers that the uncle she idolizes is a pathological killer. Read the first page
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a fun read, intruiging
4 Sep 2008
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this collection of essays reveals some juicy tidbits about Hitchcock and was at best thought provoking and at worst interesting. I did not always agree with the essays, but they made me think about the H. opus in a new light. Even non-specialists and those who are new to the field of philosophy will enjoy this book; it is very readable
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