The Architecture of Suspense - The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock

"This book connects the buildings represented in Alfred Hitchcock's films with the history and context of real buildings in the American cultural landscape, assessing the continued impact of his work on the representation of architecture on film"--

About the author

Christine Madrid French, a native of Los Angeles, is a historian, author, and screenwriter specializing in architecture, Hollywood, and film.

Summary

In this original and indispensable book, Christine Madrid French reveals Hitchcock’s relation to the built world was informed by an intense engagement with location and architectural form - in an era marked by modernism’s advance - fueled by some of the most creative midcentury designers in film.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Madrid French, Christine Madrid Hess French, Alan Hess
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780813947679
• ISBN: 978-0-8139-4767-9
• No. of pages: 274
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 202 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Midcentury: Architecture, Landscape, Urbanism, and Design; Midcentury
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre