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Strangers on a Train 3 – Murder

Oct 192014

— “Truffaut said that Hitchcock filmed lovemaking as if it was murder, and filmed murder as if it was lovemaking.” I have posted my third commentary about Alfred Hitchcock‘s brilliant film, Strangers on a Train. My first post discussed the opening sequence, comparing the shooting script to the film, and Truffaut’s vision of Hitchcock as [...]

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN – Shoes, Script, Auteurs

directors, Strangers on a Train

Aug 212014

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN - Shoes, Script, Auteurs

The strangers meet – I published the first of several posts on Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece, Strangers on a Train, on my blog on theasc.com. In my post I discuss the innovative 2-minute introduction of the characters, using only shots of their shoes. I also compare the shooting script to the film, to see if Hitch [...]