Focus on Hitchcock

by Albert J. LaValley and Albert J. Lavelley

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0133923657
• ISBN13: 9780133923650
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

a great book sadly out-of-print

This is a terrific book if you're interested in Hitchcock. It came out in 1972, when Hitch was basically the only film director widely known to the public. In that, as in many things, he was ahead of his time.What makes the book really fun is that it's a compendium of articles by Hitchcock himself and a slew of other writers. There is his interview with Peter Bogdanovich (from the latter's book of director interviews, 'Who the Devil Made It'). There are articles by Hitchcock on direction in general and about 'Rear Window' in particular. There are articles about Hitchcock by Andre Sarris and Robin Wood, among others. And there are nine short articles by various luminaries about specific films and characters, including: James Agee on 'Notorious'; Pauline Kael on '39 Steps', 'Spellbound' and 'Strangers on a Train'; Raymond Chandler on 'Strangers on a Train'; Eric Rohmer on 'The Wrong Man'. There is a storyboard and shot analysis of the cornfield chase scene from 'North by Northwest'.A very entertaining hash of Hitchcock analysis.