Introducing HitchCon '23—HITCHCOCK UNBOUND: Reimagining the Art of the Story
HitchCon '23: Hitchcock Unbound
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Joel Gunz—President & Host, HitchCon & MacGuffin Media and Publisher, The Hitchcockian Quarterly—explains the meaning behind this year's International Alfred Hitchcock Conference theme.
Up Next in HitchCon '23: Hitchcock Unbound
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Whatever Happened to "Mary Rose"
In this sensitively developed talk, U. C. Berkeley professor Marilyn Fabe examines the psychological themes of J. M. Barrie’s play that Hitchcock tried and repeatedly failed to adapt to the screen. She argues compellingly that the director’s failure to make "Mary Rose" into a film was due not onl...
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Struggling to Survive at Sea: The Unt...
The struggle to survive intensifies as a motley group of castaways seek rescue in Alfred Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" (1944). When they inadvertently bring an enemy soldier aboard, tensions rise, challenging their capacity for trust and their sense of morality. In this talk, Katy Coakley explores their...
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Hitchcock, Melodrama and the Catholic...
Alfred Hitchcock's "I Confess" (1953) is a mixture of Hollywood melodrama and sublime Christianity, and as secrets unravel and moral dilemmas unfold, Hitchcock's camera traces the intersection of faith, morality and human frailty. In this talk, City University, Hong Kong, professor Richard Allen ...
