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Author:

Thomson, David, 1941-

Title:

The moment of Psycho : how Alfred Hitchcock taught America to love murder / David Thomson.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

183 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Psycho (Motion picture : 1960)
Hitchcock, Alfred,--1899-1980--Criticism and interpretation.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)--United States--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.

Contents:

1960 -- Continuity -- Room service -- Housekeeping -- Hitch-cock -- Other bodies in the swamp -- A noir society -- Lonely people -- On the way to Fairvale.

Summary:

In "The Moment of Psycho," film critic David Thomson situates "Psycho" in Alfred Hitchcock's career, recreating the mood and time when the seminal film erupted onto film screens worldwide. Thomson brilliantly demonstrates how Hitchcock's creation represented all America wanted from a film--and still does.

ISBN:

0465003397
9780465003396

OCLC:

(OCoLC)316825647

LCCN:

2009030821

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)