{"product_id":"re-viewing-hitchcock-robert-e-kapsis-9781839026201","title":"Re-Viewing Hitchcock: New Critical Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRe-viewing Hitchcock \u003c\/i\u003eapproaches Alfred Hitchcock's prolific career in film and television from a reception focus, charting the changing fortunes of the master auteur's work from 1926's silent \u003ci\u003eThe Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e to his penultimate film, the controversial \u003ci\u003eFrenzy \u003c\/i\u003eof 1972. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the chapters, written by eminent international film scholars, critics and historians, offers a detailed analyses of the historical reception of key Hitchcock films. These include films that have enjoyed consistent critical success, such as \u003ci\u003eRebecca \u003c\/i\u003e(1940), \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), and \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest \u003c\/i\u003e(1959), as well as those that have received shifting degrees of critical and scholarly praise, such as \u003ci\u003eSabotage \u003c\/i\u003e(1936), \u003ci\u003eRope \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), \u003ci\u003eVertigo \u003c\/i\u003e(1958), \u003ci\u003ePsycho \u003c\/i\u003e(1960), and \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (1963). The contributors assess the significance of these changing critical perspectives and the extent to which they influence the meaning and significance of Hitchcock's films and filmmaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book also sheds light on Hitchcock's lesser-known television work of the 1950s and the 60s, reassessing its relationship to his film career. In addition, it expands the focus beyond Anglo-American contexts to consider how Hitchcock's films have been received and interpreted in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert E. Kapsis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839026200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839026201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.00d","brand":"Robert E. Kapsis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48217855885567,"sku":"9781839026201","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_274047af-a6b2-47fe-b315-b3a5c3b9f17f.jpg?v=1771999888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/re-viewing-hitchcock-robert-e-kapsis-9781839026201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}