Year of Hitchcock - by Jim McDevitt & Eric San Juan (Paperback)

About the Book

This book analyzes 68 works directed by Hitchcock-including notable silents, all of his films from the early 1930s on, the two French propaganda shorts from WWII, and episodes of his television program-assessing his development as an artist. Each analysis is supplemented by ke...

Book Synopsis

This book analyzes 68 works directed by Hitchcock--including notable silents, all of his films from the early 1930s on, the two French propaganda shorts from WWII, and episodes of his television program--assessing his development as an artist. Each analysis is supplemented by key film facts, trivia, awards, a guide to his cameos, and a listing of available DVD releases.

Review Quotes

A Year of Hitchcock is arranged into 52 chronological chapters and invites readers to spend a year with the director's best works to appreciate his development. Each film is considered in light of Hitchcock's career and themes central to his work, offering a focus on the range of his famous and lesser-publicized films and providing a key analysis perfect for any college-level film library serious about Hitchcock's films.

Recommended.

About the Author

Jim McDevitt is a freelance writer who has written numerous articles and stories for a variety of paper and Internet publications.

Eric San Juan is an editor for a family of six weekly newspapers. He has written hundreds of articles on film, entertainment and pop culture.