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Moment of Psycho

AUTHOR Thomson, David
PUBLISHER Basic Books (11/09/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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It was made like a television movie, and completed in less than three months. It killed off its star in forty minutes. There was no happy ending. And it offered the most violent scene to date in American film, punctuated by shrieking strings that seared the national consciousness. Nothing like Psycho had existed before; the movie industry--even America itself--would never be the same.

In The Moment of Psycho, film critic David Thomson situates Psycho in Alfred Hitchcock's career, recreating the mood and time when the seminal film erupted onto film screens worldwide. Thomson shows that Psycho was not just a sensation in film: it altered the very nature of our desires. Sex, violence, and horror took on new life. Psycho, all of a sudden, represented all America wanted from a film--and, as Thomson brilliantly demonstrates, still does.
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ISBN-13: 9780465020706
ISBN-10: 0465020704
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 192
Carton Quantity: 32
Product Dimensions: 5.10 x 0.60 x 7.90 inches
Weight: 0.40 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 791.437
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It was made like a television movie, and completed in less than three months. It killed off its star in forty minutes. There was no happy ending. And it offered the most violent scene to date in American film, punctuated by shrieking strings that seared the national consciousness. Nothing like Psycho had existed before; the movie industry--even America itself--would never be the same.

In The Moment of Psycho, film critic David Thomson situates Psycho in Alfred Hitchcock's career, recreating the mood and time when the seminal film erupted onto film screens worldwide. Thomson shows that Psycho was not just a sensation in film: it altered the very nature of our desires. Sex, violence, and horror took on new life. Psycho, all of a sudden, represented all America wanted from a film--and, as Thomson brilliantly demonstrates, still does.

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Author: Thomson, David
David Thomson, author of "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, "is a regular contributor to "The Guardian, The New York Times, Film Comment, Movieline, The New Republic, "and "Salon. "He lives in San Francisco.
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