Strangers No More: the Initial Hitchcock murder

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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Main Author: Vlad Dima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Pittsburgh 2011-08-01
Series:CINEJ Cinema Journal
Online Access:http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/1
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spelling doaj-cd50ffb2aab546f59a97d54799f58fdf2020-11-25T02:42:10ZengUniversity of PittsburghCINEJ Cinema Journal2159-24112158-87242011-08-011017017810.5195/cinej.2011.11Strangers No More: the Initial Hitchcock murderVlad Dima0Union CollegeThis 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.http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/1
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description 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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