Hitchcock: The Murderous Gaze Sheila Murray Bethel “A passionate and heartfelt call

“A passionate and heartfelt call to care

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He dedicated his life to merging religious experience with natural science

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Going beyond generalities

Hitchcock: The Murderous Gaze Sheila Murray Bethel “A passionate and heartfelt callNo reader of this challenging book will ever view a Hitchcock film (perhaps any film) in quite the same way again. By a close analysis of five representative works and documenting his readings with more than 600 frame enlargements, Rothman shows how Hitchcock composed his filmshow each moment bears his imprint and his special demands on the viewer. It is the seriousness of Hitchcock's reflections on the murderous power of the camera's gaze, and on the