Film for Thought: 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene

Showings

Studio Theater Wed, Nov 8, 2017 6:30 PM
INFORMATION
Rating:Unrated
Run Time:1h 31min
Release Year:2017
Genre:Documentary
Category:New Releases
CAST/CREW
Cast:Alfred Hitchcock
Guillermo del Toro
Eli Roth
Peter Bogdanovich
Jamie Lee Curtis
Director:Alexandre O. Philippe

Description

The screeching strings, the plunging knife, the slow zoom out from a lifeless eyeball: in 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed film history forever with its taboo-shattering shower scene. With 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits over the course of 3 minutes, Psycho redefined screen violence, set the stage for decades of slasher films to come, and introduced a new element of danger to the moviegoing experience. Aided by a roster of filmmakers, critics, and fans--including Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eli Roth, and Peter Bogdanovich--director Alexandre O. Philippe pulls back the curtain on the making and influence of this cinematic game changer, breaking it down frame by frame and unpacking Hitchcock's dense web of allusions and double meanings. The result is an enthralling piece of cinematic detective work that's nirvana for film buffs.