Sorry Henry,
Nothing like that. Hitchcock used the triple cut on Janet Leigh's screaming
mouth in the shower murder sequence in Psycho (1960) and on the murder's
face at the end of Young & Innocent (1937).
Ori Stav
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Taylor" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 11:37 PM
Subject: Hitchcock/Whale query
> Apologies for cross-posting.
>
>
> I have a question for Hitchcock and James Whale experts. In The Birds
> (1963), the famous quick triple cut-in on the pecked-out eyes of the
> farmer are sometimes considered as Hitch's homage to Welles' Touch of
> Evil. I have noticed, however, that James Whale already uses this device
> in Frankenstein (1932) for the monster's first appearance, and, with a
> slight variation, in The Invisible Man (1933), upon the stranger's first
> entry into the pub in act one. So: would it be possible that Hitch was
> paying homage not to Welles but to Whale?
>
> All suggestions are highly appreciated!
>
> Henry
>
> *
> *
> Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon.
> After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are
> replying to.
> To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to:
> [log in to unmask]
> For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon.
> **
>
*
*
Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon.
After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to.
To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask]
For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon.
**
|