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Hitchcock's Villains
Murderers, Maniacs, and Mother Issues
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2013
Summary
The films of Alfred Hitchcock are appreciated for a variety of reasons, including the many memorable villains who menace the protagonists. Unlike so many of cinema’s wrongdoers, the Hitchcock villain was often a complex individual with a nuanced personality and neuroses the common person might not be able to relate to, but could at least understand. If such figures did not always elicit sympathy from the audience, they still possessed characteristics that were oddly appealing. And frequently, viewers found them more likable than the heroes and heroines whom they victimized.
In Hitchcock’s Villains: Murderers, Maniacs, and Mother Issues, authors Eric San Juan and Jim McDevitt explore a number of themes that form the foundation of villainy in Hitchcock’s long and acclaimed career. The authors also provide a detailed look at some of the director’s most noteworthy villains and examine how these characters were often central to the enjoyment of Hitchcock’s best films. Whether discussing Uncle Charlie in Shadow of a Doubt or Norman Bates in Psycho, the authors consider what attracted Hitchcock to such characters in the first place and why they endure as screen icons.
Intended for both casual and ardent fans of Hitchcock, this book offers insight into what makes villainous characters tick. While serious students will appreciate observations in Hitchcock’s Villains that will enhance their study of cinema technique and writing, general fans of the director will simply enjoy delving further into the minds of their favorite villains.
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-1213-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-8776-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
185
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 Karl Anton Verloc: Sabotage (1936) No access Pages 1 - 12
2 Hitchcock as His Villains No access Pages 13 - 20
3 Uncle Charlie: Shadow of a Doubt (1943) No access Pages 21 - 34
4 Authority Figures as Villains No access Pages 35 - 40
5 Alexander Sebastian: Notorious (1946) No access Pages 41 - 52
6 The Villainy of Ideas No access Pages 53 - 58
7 Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan: Rope (1948) No access Pages 59 - 70
8 Villainous Mothers No access Pages 71 - 80
9 Bruno Anthony: Strangers on a Train (1951) No access Pages 81 - 94
10 Villains as Innocents No access Pages 95 - 100
11 John “Scottie” Ferguson: Vertigo (1958) No access Pages 101 - 114
12 The Villainy of Nonvillains No access Pages 115 - 120
13 Phillip Vandamm: North by Northwest (1959) No access Pages 121 - 132
14 The Psychology of Hitchcock and His Villains No access Pages 133 - 140
15 Norman Bates: Psycho (1960) No access Pages 141 - 154
16 Cruel Women and Opportunistic Men (the Other Villains) No access Pages 155 - 164
17 Bob Rusk: Frenzy (1972) No access Pages 165 - 176
Selected Bibliography No access Pages 177 - 180
Index No access Pages 181 - 184
About the Authors No access Pages 185 - 185
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