Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window

John Belton editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:13th Sep '99

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This volume provides a fresh examination of Rear Window from a variety of perspectives.

In Rear Window, Hitchcock explores the basic ingredients of cinema, from voyeurism and dreamlike fantasy to the process of narration itself. Examining the film from a variety of perspectives in a series of new essays published here for the first time, this volume provides a fresh analysis of Rear Window.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 neighbour 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. Providing an account of the actual production of the film, as well as feminist and cultural readings of it, it also demonstrates the influence of Rear Window on a wide range of filmmakers, including Antonioni, De Palma, and Coppola.

ISBN: 9780521564533

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm

Weight: 290g

192 pages