Can I read Hitchcock in Hollywood on EtoBox?

Hitchcock in Hollywood by Finler, Joel W. (Joel Waldo) is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Hitchcock in Hollywood about?

There have been many homages to the Master. But it has been almost a decade since the most recent spate of books, and Hitchcock in Hollywood admirably fills a new need. In this new and original assessment of Hitchcock's American career from his arrival in Hollywood in 1939 up to his last films in the 1970s, Joel Finler shows how Hitchcock succeeded in quickly fitting into the American studio system with its emphasis on stars, technical expertise, and success at the box office to become one of the most influential directors of all time. These years cover Hitchcock's most accomplished period of filmmaking and the author uncovers many links with the best of Hitchcock's earlier British films from the 1930s. Hitchcock used the thriller as a means of probing deep into our fears and neuroses. His films work on many levels: his mastery of the cinematic medium is demonstrated not only through the movies, plot lines, characters, and relationships within his films, but also in his use of the camera, editing, color, and widescreen techniques. As well as the films themselves, Joel Finler discusses the director's working methods - his relations with producers and production companies, Hollywood

Author

Finler, Joel W. (Joel Waldo)

Publisher

Continuum International Publishing Group, Incorporated

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826406163

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14