The Man Who Knew Too Much

Murray Pomerance offers an illuminating account of one of Hitchcock's most intruiging and successful films, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), starring James Stewart and Doris Day. Through a close reading of the film alongside analysis of its complex production history, Pomerance's analysis highlights its darkest nuances, and its themes of musicality, gendered power, and cultural strangeness. He proposes that, far from being a merely charming escapade, the film tells a strange story of doubling, spiritual presence, and the intricacies of social organisation.

Product details

• Authors: Murray Pomerance, Professor Murray (Independent scholar Pomerance
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781844579556
• ISBN: 978-1-84457-955-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 188 mm x 8 mm
• Series: BFI Film Classics; BFI Film Classics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; USA, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, c 1960 to c 1969, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Film Theory & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Film history, theory or criticism, Hitchcock;Film Studies;criticism;production history