{"product_id":"the-suspense-thriller-films-in-the-shadow-of-alfred-hitchcock-paperback","title":"The Suspense Thriller: Films in the Shadow of Alfred Hitchcock - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Derry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is a comprehensive study of one of the most popular genres in the cinema. From a perspective sympathetic to popular culture, this study analyzes a large number of primarily American and European films by a variety of distinguished directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol, John Frankenheimer, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Costa-Gavras. Indispensable to anyone interested in understanding how suspense thrillers work and what they mean, this book provides insightful analysis of hundreds of memorable films, while at the same time working as a virtual \u003ci\u003ehow-to\u003c\/i\u003e manual for anyone trying to write a Hitchcock-like thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first section of the book is primarily theoretical. It offers a bibliographical survey and then explains why we so profoundly enjoy these suspenseful films of murder and intrigue. A chapter on \"Thrills: or, How Objects and Empty Spaces Compete to Threaten Us\" explores the psychological concept of the thrill and relates it to the psyche of the spectator. To what extent does the suspense thriller represent a symbolic and vicarious experience of danger? A chapter on \"Suspense That Makes the Spectator Take a Breath\" explores the crucial narrative concept of suspense and relates it to the psychological mechanisms of anxiety incited in the spectator. \u003ci\u003eWhy do we like to be scared?\u003c\/i\u003e A final theoretical chapter offers a dynamic definition of the suspense thriller derived in part from Edgar Allan Poe and based primarily on content analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The second section of the book is more of an historical survey and devotes one chapter to each of the suspense thriller's primary sub-genres. These chapters provide close readings of more than 150 major films and detailed analysis of the suspense thriller's conventions, themes, and recurrent iconography. Sub-genres include \u003ci\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Body Heat, The Manchurian Candidate, The China Syndrome, Missing, The Passenger, Spellbound, Obsession, Marathon Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet.\u003c\/i\u003e A final chapter explores areas for further research and offers concluding insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Derry\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of motion picture studies at Wright State University. He has written widely on a variety of popular culture topics, including film, television and ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.92 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710193201459,"sku":"9780786412082","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V2R1ei9HdEtENGYvUHFDT094dDZPdz09.webp?v=1763485286","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-suspense-thriller-films-in-the-shadow-of-alfred-hitchcock-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}