Strangers No More: the Initial Hitchcock murder
This article analyzes the various levels of violence and graphic detail in the initial Hitchcock murder scenes. Through a detailed close reading of these scenes from Blackmail, Strangers on a Train, and Frenzy, I expose the different and increasing levels of intensity at which sadism functions throu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pittsburgh
2011-08-01
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| Series: | CINEJ Cinema Journal |
| Online Access: | http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/1 |
| Summary: | This article analyzes the various levels of violence and graphic detail in the initial Hitchcock murder scenes. Through a detailed close reading of these scenes from Blackmail, Strangers on a Train, and Frenzy, I expose the different and increasing levels of intensity at which sadism functions throughout Hitchcock’s career, and I suggest that the audience is stuck at a one-stage sadistic level as opposed to the typical Freudian model. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-2411 2158-8724 |