Brill, Lesley,  1943- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0691040559 (alk. paper) :  9780691002866 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Love in motion pictures.<br/>Irony in motion pictures.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1998.3  / B857h 1988 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43