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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.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #136443 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Fascinating, satisfying and highly enjoyable
Rear Window has to be one of the greatest films ever made, and Hitchcock one of the greatest directors. If, like me, you are keen to find out as much as you can about it, then this is as good a place as any to start. Whether you want to know about the making of the film, or are wondering about the ethics of achieving justice via immoral methods, this is a fascinating collection of essays. A full filmography of Hitch's pictures is included, and an invaluable bibliography to help the reader to further study a cinematic classic. Highly recommended for the serious Rear Window fan.