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The Wrong House: The Architecture Of Alfred Hitchcock

By Steven Jacobs

Book information

Publisher
010
Year
2007
ISBN
906450637X, 9789064506376
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
171 MB (179114665 bytes)
Pages
344\344
Time added
2013-12-25 14:02:29

Description

Hitchcock's films provide a substantial and intriguing collection of architectural aspects - from his claustrophobic, single set films, such as 'Rope' and 'Rear Window' and his use of famous monuments for climatic scenes - to the characteristic use of the house as a labyrinth and trap, and of architectural motifs such as stairs and windows to develop narrative structures and typical themes. Author Steven Jacobs examines the 'master of suspense's' architecture and the myriad of interpretations and issues that it raises, and in addition also discusses at length a series of domestic buildings with the help of reconstructed floor plans.

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