Revisiting the Master of Suspense and His Timeless Classics
- Alfred Hitchcock’s critical reputation often shifts
- Hitchcock/Truffaut – a book-length text of a conversation with François Truffaut
- Franz Waxman’s score for ‘Rebecca’
- Silent films overshadowed by later achievements
- Rear Window as a portrait of boredom in the pandemic era
- Vertigo dethroned ‘Citizen Kane’ as best film in 2012 Sight & Sound poll
This month marks the 125th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s birth. The legendary director’s command of suspense and artful direction made him a cinematic titan, with films like ‘Vertigo,’ ‘Rear Window,’ and ‘Notorious.’ His early silent works and his use of music in ‘Rebecca’ are revisited, as well as the impact of ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut’ and how ‘Vertigo’ dethroned ‘Citizen Kane’ in a 2012 poll.
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Key People: Alfred Hitchcock (Director), François Truffaut (Director), Kent Jones (Documentary Director), Franz Waxman (Composer)
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