Ultimate Film Guides: North by Northwest (York Film Notes)

by DAN WILLIAMS

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A murder and a mistaken identity; how would you prove your innocence? Enjoyed the film? Want to know more? Go behind the scenes with the ultimate film guide and get the bigger picture. Discover how Hitchcock used a combination of different genres to make North by North West into a comedy, romance, thriller and adventure story. Consider the importance of film style and how Hitchcock leads the audience into a temporary state of nightmare. Understand how camera work is employed to give more impact to specific images and how colour plays a vivid role. What were the decisions behind casting Cary Grant as Thornhill and how did Bernard Herrmann capture the suspense and tension of the movie with music? If you want to understand the bigger picture, get into the ultimate film guides
  • ISBN10 0582452538
  • ISBN13 9780582452534
  • Publish Date 14 September 2001
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 13 August 2002
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pearson Education Limited
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 88
  • Language English