{"product_id":"re-viewing-hitchcock-9781839026201","title":"Re-viewing Hitchcock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRe-viewing Hitchcock\u003c\/i\u003e approaches Alfred Hitchcock's prolific career in film and television from a reception focus, charting the changing fortunes of the master auteur's work from 1926's silent \u003ci\u003eThe Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e to his penultimate film, the controversial \u003ci\u003eFrenzy\u003c\/i\u003e of 1972.\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the chapters, written by eminent international film scholars, critics, and historians, offers a detailed analysis of the historical reception of key Hitchcock films. These include films that have enjoyed consistent critical success, such as \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), and \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), as well as those that have received shifting degrees of critical and scholarly praise, such as \u003ci\u003eSabotage\u003c\/i\u003e (1936), \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e (1958), \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), and \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (1963).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributors assess the significance of these changing critical perspectives and the extent to which they influence the meaning and significance of Hitchcock's films and filmmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also sheds light on Hitchcock’s lesser-known television work of the 1950s and the 60s, reassessing its relationship to his film career. In addition, it expands the focus beyond Anglo-American contexts to consider how Hitchcock’s films have been received and interpreted in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496505098476,"sku":"9781839026201","price":187.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839026201-re-viewing-hitchcock.jpg?v=1775798015","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/re-viewing-hitchcock-9781839026201","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}