Hitchcock's Critique Of Genre

Abstract: Alfred Hitchcock was not an advocate of the obvious. He integrated the implicit, the inferred and the hinted into his films for a number of reasons, one of which was as an alternative to the literal compliance to genre definitions This 5 page paper argues that Hitchcock's implied criticism of other genre films is that they do not go beyond the standard plot lines to incorporate the elements of cinematography and incorporation of realistic motivations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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Catagory: Film & Television

Subcatagory: Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

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