Framing Hitchcock: Selected Essays from the Hitchcock AnnualSidney Gottlieb, Christopher Brookhouse Wayne State University Press, 2002 - 418 pages An engaging look at Alfred Hitchcock's work from all angles, culled from an authoritative source of Hitchcock film commentary. In its ten-year history, the Hitchcock Annual has established itself as a key source of historical information and critical commentary on one of the central figures in film history and arguably one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. Fans of Alfred Hitchcock--both scholars and general readers alike--will be entertained and informed by this selection of writings, which offers an overview of the current thinking on the filmmaker and his work. The articles span his career and cover a wide range of topics from archeological investigations uncovering new details about his working methods and conditions to incisive analyses of the films themselves. |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 7 |
HITCHCOCKS HANDS | 22 |
Sidney Gottlieb | 35 |
GERMAN HITCHCOCK | 59 |
EASY VIRTUES FRAMES | 82 |
HITCHCOCKS EMERSONIAN EDGES | 113 |
HITCHCOCKIAN HABERDASHERY | 147 |
Sabrina Barton | 159 |
REREADING SHADOW OF A DOUBT | 221 |
REAR WINDOW OR THE RECIPROCATED GLANCE | 234 |
ENGENDERING VERTIGO | 251 |
AVIAN METAPHOR IN THE BIRDS | 281 |
REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS | 310 |
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT HERO | 325 |
ECHOES OF ALFRED HITCHCOCKS VERTIGO THE BIRDS AND FRENZY | 340 |
REMAKING PSYCHO | 387 |