HITCHCOCK DEFYING CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD Flashcards
(8 cards)
Who produced the film - company?
Hitchcocks own company - Alfred J hitchcock productions
What film form is used to defy?
dreamlike, nightmarish, experimental
what narrative structure is used?
elliptical - audience fill in the gaps
what ideas does the film implicitly explore ?
highly taboo ideas
is the main antagonist punished?What did the production code Demand Hitchcock use?
No. The Production Code demanded Hitch shoot an alternate ending to make it clear that Elster was caught and punished. Hitch shot it but refused to use it.
what did they demand he tone down?
demanded he tone down the subtle erotic ideas. He didn’t. How could he?
what happens to the star image of Stewart?
it is intensely subverted
what do the camera angles do?
fetishes the woman to satisfy scotty and possibly Hitchcock?