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The moment of Psycho : how Alfred Hitchcock taught America to love murder / David Thomson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomson, David, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)--United States--History and criticism.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures).
- Psycho (Motion picture : 1960).
- Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hitchcock, Alfred.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Renowned film critic David Thomson plumbs the horror and inspiration of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest film.
- Contents:
- Title page; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; 1. 1960 1; 2. Continuity 21; 3. Room Service 51; 4. Housekeeping 69; 5. Hitch-Cock 91; 6. Other Bodies in the Swamp 115; 7. A Noir Society 137; 8. Lonely People 151; 9. On the Way to Fairvale 159; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 169; CREDITS 171; INDEX 175
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-44980-X
- 9786612449802
- 0-465-02009-7
- OCLC:
- 501415677
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