78/52 Hitchcock's shower scene

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Sewickley Public Library	AV - Nonfiction DVDs	BLU-RAY 791.43 SEV 2018
Location	Sewickley Public Library
Collection	AV - Nonfiction DVDs
Call Number	BLU-RAY 791.43 SEV 2018

 

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Collection	Second Floor Film & Audio - Blu-Ray
Status	IN TRANSIT

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Summary

With 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits over the course of three minutes, the infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho became the pinnacle of screen violence at the time of its release. This documentary presents in-depth analysis of the scene and discusses its influence over the subsequent decades, with commentary by filmmakers, writers, and actors from the world of suspense and horror.

Additional Information

Subjects	Hitchcock, Alfred, -- 1899-1980 -- Criticism and interpretation. Psycho (Motion picture : 1960) Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States -- History. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Publisher	Los Angeles, CA :Scream Factory,2018
Edition	Blu-ray and DVD, Widescreen.
Other Titles	Hitchcock's shower scene Seventy-eight/fifty-two
Contributors	Philippe, Alexandre O., screenwriter, film director. Roy, Kerry Deignan, film producer. Curtis, Jamie Lee, 1958- on-screen participant. Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- on-screen participant. Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022 on-screen participant. Elfman, Danny, on-screen participant. Ellis, Bret Easton, on-screen participant. Garris, Mick, on-screen participant. Marshall, Neil, 1970- on-screen participant. Wood, Elijah, 1981- on-screen participant. Perkins, Oz, 1974- on-screen participant. Roth, Eli, 1972- on-screen participant. Hegel, Jon, composer. IFC Midnight (Firm), presenter. Exhibit A Pictures (Firm), production company. Association relative à la télévision européenne, production company. Sensorshot Productions, production company. Screen Division, production company. Milkhaus (Firm), production company. Scream Factory (Firm), publisher. MPI Media Group, film distributor.
Participants/Performers	Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Bogdanovich, Danny Elfman, Bret Easton Ellis, Mick Garris, Neil Marshall, Elijah Wood, Oz Perkins, Eli Roth.
Other Contributors	Director of photography, Robert Muratore ; editor, Chad Herschberger ; original music, Jon Hegel.
Audience	Not rated by the MPAA.
Language	English Spanish In English with optional Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Notes	Documentary. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Program content: ©2017. "Special features are not rated"--Container. Special features: Extended interview with Walter Murch; extended interview with Guillermo del Toro; "Stabbing melons" with director Alexandre O. Philippe; theatrical trailer.
System Details	Blu-ray Disc; Region A; 1080p high-definition widescreen presentation, 1.85:1 aspect ratio; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Surround, 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo; requires Blu-ray Disc player. DVD; NTSC, Region 1; anamorphic widescreen presentation, 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo.
Description	1 Blu-ray Disc (92 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD (92 min. : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.)
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