Are Alfred Hitchcock's films a cinematic genre all their own?
In short: Explore the recurring themes and techniques that define the Hitchcockian style. This MIT lecture examines how Shadow of a Doubt and Rear Window use complex storytelling to engage the audience.
Instructor David Thorburn analyzes how these significant films utilize 'double plots'—the interplay between the primary story and a meta-story. The lecture delves into the psychological depth of Hitchcock's work, exploring the concept of the divided self through tensions between good and evil, as well as masculine and feminine identities. Additionally, the session investigates the inherent attractiveness of evil and the fundamental nature of cinema as entertainment.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: 10. Shadow of a Doubt, Rear Window
- Also: Lecture 10: Shadow of a Doubt, Rear Window | MIT Learn
- Also: ocw.mit.edu — Lecture 10: Shadow of a Doubt, Rear Window | The Film Experience | Literature | MIT OpenCourseWare
- Also: www.academia.edu — SHADOW OF A DOUBT and REAR WINDOW.pdf
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