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Hitchcock, Alfred
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Nick Bertozzi.
Jack Fair tries to find his missing aunt with the help of the famous director Alfred Hitchcock. Rife with allusions to Hitchcock's body of work (explained in the back matter), chapter-opening storyboard panels that foreshadow the action, and a wonderfully evoked 1950s–San Francisco setting, this clever mystery is dogged by a leisurely paced plot.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
(3)
YA
Oxford Portraits series.
In his profile of film's Master of Suspense, Adair balances information about Hitchcock's personal life with analyses of his films, which include Psycho, Rear Window, and Vertigo. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, the sober text discusses the director's technique and makes intriguing connections between his fears and some of the perennial themes of his motion pictures. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
2 reviews
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