The Master of Suspense: The Life and Legacy of Alfred Hitchcock
ISBN: 9781497485396
$6.99
*Includes pictures.
*Includes Hitchcock's quotes about directing and explains the key themes and techniques associated with his films.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a table of contents.
“I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.” – Alfred Hitchcock, 1956
In the opening pages of his seminal book-length study of Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock’s Films (1965), Robin Wood famously asked, “Why Should We Take Hitchcock Seriously?” Wood then proceeded to offer a detailed examination of Hitchcock’s career to that point, arguing that the Master of Suspense belonged among the ranks of the preeminent directors in Hollywood, and that his films were among the most important in American culture. When Wood was asking that question, he wasn’t asking it rhetorically and was arguing for Hitchcock’s relevance, which seems strange today because Hitchcock is now a Hollywood icon. No one would even think of asking that same question today, as just about every American is familiar with Hitchcock’s work in some way or another.
*Includes Hitchcock's quotes about directing and explains the key themes and techniques associated with his films.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a table of contents.
“I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.” – Alfred Hitchcock, 1956
In the opening pages of his seminal book-length study of Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock’s Films (1965), Robin Wood famously asked, “Why Should We Take Hitchcock Seriously?” Wood then proceeded to offer a detailed examination of Hitchcock’s career to that point, arguing that the Master of Suspense belonged among the ranks of the preeminent directors in Hollywood, and that his films were among the most important in American culture. When Wood was asking that question, he wasn’t asking it rhetorically and was arguing for Hitchcock’s relevance, which seems strange today because Hitchcock is now a Hollywood icon. No one would even think of asking that same question today, as just about every American is familiar with Hitchcock’s work in some way or another.