A collection of essays on Hitchcock's life and structural aspects of his work, as well as essays focusing on issues in specific films. The body of the volume is divided into two parts, each of which examines Hitchcock's life and art from a different perspective. In the first, the focus is on the man himself and the principles and strategy he brought to his craft. This section includes a 1976 interview with Hitchcock by Richard Schickel. The second section addresses different political, ideological, formal, cultural, and genre issues central to critical theory, as related to specific Hitchcock films. Includes a filmography and a list of rental and other sources. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
