“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 auteur.

My second post discussed the Bruno character as a great bad guy, the director’s penchant for cinematic trains, and his seamless blend of locations and rear screens.

This third post covers the event that happens in every Hitchcock film: murder.

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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 added anything while shooting. And I look at director François Truffaut’s vision of Hitchcock as an auteur, saying “the same script shot by someone else would have made a bad film.”

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link:
Strangers on a Train 1-shoes, script, auteurs/

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