The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures
by Donald Spoto
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Author: Donald SpotoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991-12-01
ISBN: 0385418132
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Anchor
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Book Review: Second Edition Shows Dark Side Bias
Summary: 4 Stars
The wonderful thing about authors, artists and directors who acheive success and notoriaty in their careers is the fact that they can go back and revisit earlier works by revising or redoing them. Alfred Hitchcock did this when he re-did his own film "The Man Who Knew Too Much," George Lucas has also done this by updating and adding to his "Star Wars" Movies as well as his movie "American Graffiti." And author Donald Spoto tries to do the same with his monumental work writen when he was younger called "The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: 50 Years of his Motion Pictures." Unfortunately too much of his opinions on Hitchcock as a dark man appear in this new addition. As a result Spoto has dappened much of his own original enthusiasm he had for the work of Hitchcock. Spoto looks at the film more as a respected critic than a youthful admirer, and when it comes to being introduced to Hitchcock, you want to hear it from the enthusiastic, youthful admirer. But unfortunately all that is largely available is the second edition, and if you don't want to try ordering the original, which can be hard to find, then do get this edition. It's still a fascinating look into every single Hitchcock film, and it's still very readable and understandable for anyone, be they a passive film goer, or a deep Hitchcock admirer. It's full of pictures and witty, sharp humor and the insights are plentiful. Also included still are some of Hitchcock's storyboards, showing the meticulas thought Hitchcock put into all of his work. There is also an added bonus of more pictures at the end of the book, including a forward as to why Spoto chose to update his work. Like I said though, Spoto has sprinkled too much of his own personal opinions of the director when really we just want to read about the work.
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