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 neighbor 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521564530
ISBN-13
9780521564533
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1631316
Product Key Features
Author
Horton Andrew
Book Title
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Media Studies, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts)
Book Series
Cambridge Film Handbooks Ser.
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Lc Classification Number
Pn1997.R353 A43 2000
Table of Content
Introduction John Belton; 1. The making of Rear Window Scott Curtis; 2. Voyeurism and the post-war crisis of masculinity in Rear Window Elise Lemire; 3. 'The dresses had told me': fashion and femininity in Rear Window Sarah Street; 4. Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window: the fourth side Michael Chion; 5. Eternal vigilance in Rear Window Armond White.