Strangers No More: the Initial Hitchcock murder

Authors

  • Vlad Dima Union College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2011.1

Abstract

This article analyzes the various levels of violence and graphic detail in the initial Hitchcock murder scenes. Through a detailed close reading of these scenes from Blackmail, Strangers on a Train, and Frenzy, I expose the different and increasing levels of intensity at which sadism functions throughout Hitchcock’s career, and I suggest that the audience is stuck at a one-stage sadistic level as opposed to the typical Freudian model.

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Published

2011-08-04

How to Cite

Dima, V. (2011). Strangers No More: the Initial Hitchcock murder. CINEJ Cinema Journal, 1, 170–178. https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2011.1