The Hitchcock romance : love and irony in Hitchcock's films /
Brill, Lesley, 1943-
The Hitchcock romance : love and irony in Hitchcock's films / Lesley Brill. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1988. - xv, 296 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Was Alfred Hitchcock a cynical trifler with his audience's emotions, as he liked to pretend? Or was he a profoundly humane artist? Most commentators leave Hitchcock's self-assessment unquestioned, but this book shows that his movies convey an affectionate, hopeful understanding of human nature and the redemptive possibilities of love. Lesley Brill discusses Hitchcock's work as a whole and examines in detail twenty-two films, from perennial favorites like North by Northwest to neglected masterpieces like Rich and Strange.
0691040559 (alk. paper) : 9780691002866
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Criticism and interpretation.
Love in motion pictures.
Irony in motion pictures.
PN 1998.3 / B857h 1988
791.43
The Hitchcock romance : love and irony in Hitchcock's films / Lesley Brill. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1988. - xv, 296 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Was Alfred Hitchcock a cynical trifler with his audience's emotions, as he liked to pretend? Or was he a profoundly humane artist? Most commentators leave Hitchcock's self-assessment unquestioned, but this book shows that his movies convey an affectionate, hopeful understanding of human nature and the redemptive possibilities of love. Lesley Brill discusses Hitchcock's work as a whole and examines in detail twenty-two films, from perennial favorites like North by Northwest to neglected masterpieces like Rich and Strange.
0691040559 (alk. paper) : 9780691002866
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Criticism and interpretation.
Love in motion pictures.
Irony in motion pictures.
PN 1998.3 / B857h 1988
791.43