Book chapter
Psychoanalysis versus Surrealism: Spellbound
Alfred Hitchcock, p50
The University Press of Kentucky
05 Feb 2015
Abstract
By the late 1930s Hitchcock had reached a career pinnacle in England and, like so many European filmmakers of the period, looked to Hollywood for new opportunities. Yet, despite initial interest from a number of studios, only David O. Selznick seemed to have an idea of how to use Britain’s most acclaimed director.
Selznick wanted to wed those elements of action, suspense, and humor that had made Hitchcock’s films appealing to a male audience to his own gift for “women’s pictures.”Rebecca,the film Selznick eventually assigned to Hitchcock for his Hollywood debut, had this kind of potential. Based on
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Details
- Title
- Psychoanalysis versus Surrealism
- Creators
- Paula Marantz Cohen
- Publication Details
- Alfred Hitchcock, p50
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennoni Honors College
- Identifiers
- 991020836479704721