Hitchcock’s Dreams of Love / Hitchcock’s Nightmares of Love
HtichCon '21: What’s It All about, Alfie?
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19m
Hitchcock’s films are often described as nightmares. Referring to both his characters and his audience, the director himself famously announced his intention to “put them through it,” and romantic love either does—or does not—awaken his characters from the plots the director has foisted on them. This talk explores the variety of roles romantic love plays in provoking, defining, deepening and resolving those conflicts. Does love provide an ending to these nightmares, or is it their quintessential expression?
Author of "Find the Director and Other Hitchcock Games" and "The Encyclopedia of Alfred Hitchcock," co-editor of "The Companion to Alfred Hitchcock." Professor of English and Unidel Andrew R. Kirkpatrick, Jr. Chair of Writing at University of Delaware.
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