Pure Cinema is the telling of a story via film by using strong visuals, as opposed to lengthy dialogue, to process/further the narrative. But here goes and I warn that spoilers lay ahead.Īlfred Hitchcock was a fan of Pure Cinema. This is an attempt to discuss that in the simplest way possible – a near impossible task given the wealth and quality of films from which to choose. I must say it didn’t take long for the most obvious thread to become apparent, his visual signature. So I left it up to my eyes, my senses, to decide what that one thread would be that connects a few of his films into one cohesive essay. What was difficult was finding one element, a thread that runs through each, to focus on in considering a Hitchcock-themed piece. ![]() As a result, finding a common theme or plot running through each of his films was not a difficult thing to do. ![]() ![]() The mark he left on each of his movies is indelible and undeniable, comparable to the mark any of history’s greatest painters left on their art. For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon IIIĮveryone knows that all Alfred Hitchcock films have a lot in common, all that is Alfred Hitchcock.
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