Some of Hitchcock’s movies exemplify the dialectical axiom that the only way to reach the underlying law (and social order) in the universe is through its exception (chaos and disorder). H sees darkness as underlying or surrounding all human existence; it’s the chaos of the unknown, unorganized A concept of A, P, Rossiter uses as […]

July 7, 2020; May 6, 2022–188 Accidental Meetings, Fateful Encounters are crucial in Hitchcock’s work. H’s basic issue: How does an accidental encounter cause fatal consequences? An apparent order of the ordinary life is precipitated into catastrophe by accidental encounter H’s universe is governed by “malign spirit.” Chance events tend to plunge normal citizens into […]

July 7, 2020 Rebecca Suspicion North by NW The Birds Notorious: Mysterious house, where Nazi demons congregate house stairs, four people are descending the stairs to very individual destinies.   Share this:

July 7, 2020 George Tolles: Hitch’s literal  play on eye. The eye is  the ultimate goal for any act of violation. But the eye is also linked with repression it threatens the violator The eye is the vehicle of reassurance The eye and mouth and vagina; attributes of opening Punishment inflected on the eye mans  […]