A companion to Alfred Hitchcock / edited by Thomas Leitch and Leland Poague.

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The most comprehensive volume ever published on Alfred Hitchcock, covering his career and legacy as well as the broader cultural and intellectual contexts of his work. Contains thirty chapters by the leading Hitchcock scholars Covers his long career, from his earliest contributions to other directors' silent films to his last uncompleted last film Details the enduring legacy he left to filmmakers and audiences alike

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CHOICE Review

This volume covers topics ranging from Hitchcock himself and his collaborators to music in Hitchcock's films. The contributors are a mix of film scholars and Hitchcock specialists, and the readable essays give clear evidence of the contributors' extensive knowledge of Hitchcock's oeuvre and sophisticated thought. Though its primary aim is not to provide extended close readings of individual films--the idea behind the collection is to "include as many approaches to Hitchcock as possible"--the book includes excellent discussions of many films. As Leitch (Univ. of Delaware) and Poague (Iowa State Univ.) point out, the contributors emphasize less studied films such as Under Capricorn, Marnie, Rope, and the silent films of the 1920s. Jack Sullivan's essay, "Hitchcock and Music," Richard Ness's "Family Plots: Hitchcock and Melodrama," and Ken Mogg's exploration of Hitchcock's literary sources are especially insightful. Florence Jacobowitz deftly discusses Hitchcock's films and feminism and gives a nuanced reading of Marnie as "a variant of Rebecca.. A great resource for students of Hitchcock's films, craft, thought, influences, and aesthetics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, faculty. S. Bernardo Wagner College