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The ""Psycho"" File - A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock's Classic Shocker (Paperback) Loot Price: R685
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The ""Psycho"" File - A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock's Classic Shocker (Paperback): Joseph W. Smith

The ""Psycho"" File - A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock's Classic Shocker (Paperback)

Joseph W. Smith

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This work presents an examination of the groundbreaking 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including the story's origins in real-life graverobber Ed Gein. The book presents material from the script and how it was adapted from Robert Bloch's novel; details of the film's production, particularly the shower scene and other technical difficulties; actors and the challenges of their roles; extended literary analysis of the film covering such devices as irony, symbol, theme, motif and foil; and, the film's effect on audiences. It features 16 photographs, notes, bibliography and index.

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Imprint: McFarland & Company
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2009
First published: September 2009
Authors: Joseph W. Smith
Dimensions: 224 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-4487-8
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism
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LSN: 0-7864-4487-8
Barcode: 9780786444878

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