I think Hitchcock, like lots of Hollywood writers and directors, was aware of Freud. One of the studio heads -- Thalberg? -- tried to hire the man himself. It's hard to talk about the 'influence' of a thinker whose work is so much part of the world's mental wallpaper. * * 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. **