Soul in Suspense : Hitchcock's Fright and Delight read online ebook PDF, TXT, MOBI
9780810825260 English 0810825260 Hurley, a Jesuit priest, explores the Christian (especially Jesuit) subtext of Hitchcock's oeuvre, tracing themes of unjust accusation, guilt and innocence, redemption, sexuality, secrets, fear, and disorder both on a personal and cosmic level in many of his best-known films. Eight appendices prese, Neil Hurley demonstrates Hitchcock's covert preoccupation with spiritual themes conscience, guilt, false accusation, crises as catalysts of character development, personal romance, the salvation of nations, and the "unjustly accused." This last theme is linked in profound ways to Hitchcock's secular Christ types, who find purpose and undiscovered courage and companionship in having to disprove falsely imputed guilt in I Confess, The Wrong Man, Veritgo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, and Frenzy. (The last three also feature feminine Christ parallels who undergo Passion/Resurrection experiences marked with visual religious clues.)"
9780810825260 English 0810825260 Hurley, a Jesuit priest, explores the Christian (especially Jesuit) subtext of Hitchcock's oeuvre, tracing themes of unjust accusation, guilt and innocence, redemption, sexuality, secrets, fear, and disorder both on a personal and cosmic level in many of his best-known films. Eight appendices prese, Neil Hurley demonstrates Hitchcock's covert preoccupation with spiritual themes conscience, guilt, false accusation, crises as catalysts of character development, personal romance, the salvation of nations, and the "unjustly accused." This last theme is linked in profound ways to Hitchcock's secular Christ types, who find purpose and undiscovered courage and companionship in having to disprove falsely imputed guilt in I Confess, The Wrong Man, Veritgo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, and Frenzy. (The last three also feature feminine Christ parallels who undergo Passion/Resurrection experiences marked with visual religious clues.)"