Murray Pomerance works from a basis in cultural analysis and a detailed knowledge of Alfred Hitchcock's films and production techniques to explore how America of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s is revealed and critically commented upon in Hitchcock's work. "Alfred Hitchcock's America" is full of stunning details that bring new light to Hitchcock's method and works. The American "spirit of place," is seen here in light of the titanic American personality, American values in a consumer age, social class and American social form, and the characteristic American marriage. The book's analysis ranges across a wide array of films from "Rebecca" to "Family Plot," and examines in depth the location sequences, characterological types, and complex social expectations that riddled American society while Hitchcock thrived there.
Murray Pomerance works from a basis in cultural analysis and a detailed knowledge of Alfred Hitchcock's films and production techniques to explore how America of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s is revealed and critically commented upon in Hitchcock's work. "Alfred Hitchcock's America" is full of stunning details that bring new light to Hitchcock's method and works. The American "spirit of place," is seen here in light of the titanic American personality, American values in a consumer age, social class and American social form, and the characteristic American marriage. The book's analysis ranges across a wide array of films from "Rebecca" to "Family Plot," and examines in depth the location sequences, characterological types, and complex social expectations that riddled American society while Hitchcock thrived there.
Imprint | Polity Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | America Through the Lens |
Release date | April 2013 |
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First published | 2013 |
Authors | Murray Pomerance |
Format | Electronic book text |
Pages | 352 |
Edition | 2nd ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7456-6512-2 |
Barcode | 9780745665122 |
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LSN | 0-7456-6512-8 |