Lecture 9: Alfred Hitchcock

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Description: Hitchcock's style dovetails with the Hollywood system's imposed contstraints. Survey his career (Silent Era through the 1960s) and method as a fastidious technician. Clip from Strangers on a Train demonstrates key themes like confinement and authority.

Instructor: David Thorburn

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  • Hitchcock and "the genius of the system" (0:11:51)
  • An anecdote (0:05:57)
  • Hitchcock's career (0:15:49)
  • Hitchcock the technician (0:06:26)
  • Themes ("the double man") and Strangers on a Train (0:08:41)

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