Home video Freudian thriller has had many distinct home video transfers Unfortunately all are flawed in some way and some omit red tinting Some releases mistakenly add misidentified “overture and …
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The Master of Suspense probes into the subconscious mind for a cerebral thriller Freudulent: Based on once popular but now largely debunked ideas on psychoanalysis Sigmund’s theories no longer universally …
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Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock delves into fashionable Freudian psychoanalysis True to form, the director sends a Wrong Man – or is he? – on the run …
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Towards end of WWII, UK Ministry of Information commissioned a Holocaust documentary Hitchcock was brought on board as “treatment advisor” and helped shape its aesthetic But rapidly changing political priorities …
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The Master of Suspense turned his talents towards French wartime propaganda He’d been stung by harsh accusations of abandoning Britain in her hour of need After making his anti-Nazi film …
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Soundtrack and remakes Realistic: Score is Hitch’s canny exercise in minimalism Back at sea: Film’s star returns for the only radio version Sci-fi: Three quasi-remakes transpose story to outer space …
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Home video This missing boat must be hunted down as it isn’t in any collections In the same boat: Almost all early DVDs have compromised audio Hitch’s original soundtrack can …
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Shorts and controversies Salient warning of fascists’ capabilities angered critics They roundly rejected earnest plea to hit enemies harder Racist controversy shown onscreen spilled over into real life Author Steinbeck …
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Cuckoo in the nest: This underrated, underseen Hitchcock will blow you out of the water! WWII-set drama with nine-strong ensemble cast is one of his grimmest and very best films …
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Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s dire warning not to underestimate Nazi threat Physically demanding shoot injured and almost killed film’s actors Piece of tour de force filmmaking …