ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S REAR WINDOW by John Belton (Editor), Horton Andrew ( 9780521564236 )

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S REAR WINDOW

By:

John Belton (Editor), Horton Andrew

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0521564239

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9780521564236

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

13 September, 1999

Series:

Cambridge Film Handbooks

Pages:

191

Description:

This volume provides a fresh examination of Rear Window from a variety of perspectives.

Synopsis:

Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window is one of the icons of American filmmaking. A perfect example of Hollywood cinema at its best, it is an engaging piece of entertainment as well as a fascinating meditation on the nature of the film itself. A suspense thriller about a chair-bound observer who suspects his neighbour of murdering his wife, the narrative becomes the vehicle for Hitchcock's exploration of the basic ingredients of cinema, from voyeurism and dreamlike fantasy to the process of narration itself. This volume provides a fresh analysis of Rear Window, which is examined from a variety of perspectives in a series of essays published here for the first time. Providing an account of the actual production of the film, as well as feminist and cultural readings of it, it also demonstrates the influence of Rear Window on a wide range of filmmakers, including Antonioni, De Palma, and Coppola.

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24 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press

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