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- catalog abstract "This book is a comprehensive study of one of the most popular genres in the cinema. From a perspective sympathetic to popular culture, this study analyzes a large number of primarily American and French films by a variety of distinguished directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol, John Frankenheimer, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Costa-Gavras. The first section of the book is primarily theoretical. It offers a bibliographical survey and then explains why we so profoundly enjoy these suspenseful films of murder and intrigue. One chapter explores the psychological concept of the thrill and relates it to the psyche of the spectator. Another chapter explores the crucial narrative concept of suspense and relates it to the psychological mechanisms of anxiety incited in the spectator. A final theoretical chapter offers a dynamic definition of the suspense thriller derived in part from Edgar Allan Poe and based primarily on content analysis. The second section of the book is more of an historical survey and devotes one chapter to each of the suspense thriller's primary sub-genres. These chapters provide close readings of over 150 major films and detailed analysis of the suspense thriller's conventions, themes, and recurrent iconography. Sub-genres include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Body Heat, The Manchurian Candidate, The China Syndrome, Missing, The Passenger, Spellbound, Obsession, Marathon Man and Blue Velvet. A final chapter explores areas for further research and offers concluding insights.".
- catalog contributor b12302778.
- catalog created "[2001], c1988.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "[2001], c1988.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[2001], c1988.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-336) and index.".
- catalog description "Pt. I. Toward a Definition of the Suspense Thriller -- 1. Perceptions and Dilemmas -- 2. Thrills; or, How Objects and Empty Spaces Compete to Threaten Us -- 3. Suspense That Makes the Spectator Take in a Breath -- 4. A Definition -- Pt. II. Different Kinds of Thrillers -- 5. The Thriller of Murderous Passions -- 6. The Political Thriller -- 7. The Thriller of Acquired Identity -- 8. The Psychotraumatic Thriller -- 9. The Thriller of Moral Confrontation -- 10. The Innocent-on-the-Run Thriller -- 11. To be Continued.".
- catalog description "This book is a comprehensive study of one of the most popular genres in the cinema. From a perspective sympathetic to popular culture, this study analyzes a large number of primarily American and French films by a variety of distinguished directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol, John Frankenheimer, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Costa-Gavras. The first section of the book is primarily theoretical. It offers a bibliographical survey and then explains why we so profoundly enjoy these suspenseful films of murder and intrigue. One chapter explores the psychological concept of the thrill and relates it to the psyche of the spectator. Another chapter explores the crucial narrative concept of suspense and relates it to the psychological mechanisms of anxiety incited in the spectator. A final theoretical chapter offers a dynamic definition of the suspense thriller derived in part from Edgar Allan Poe and based primarily on content analysis. The second section of the book is more of an historical survey and devotes one chapter to each of the suspense thriller's primary sub-genres. These chapters provide close readings of over 150 major films and detailed analysis of the suspense thriller's conventions, themes, and recurrent iconography. Sub-genres include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Body Heat, The Manchurian Candidate, The China Syndrome, Missing, The Passenger, Spellbound, Obsession, Marathon Man and Blue Velvet. A final chapter explores areas for further research and offers concluding insights.".
- catalog extent "viii, 351 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0786412089".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "[2001], c1988.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland Classics/McFarland,".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery films France History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery films United States History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PN1995.9.D4 D47 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Pt. I. Toward a Definition of the Suspense Thriller -- 1. Perceptions and Dilemmas -- 2. Thrills; or, How Objects and Empty Spaces Compete to Threaten Us -- 3. Suspense That Makes the Spectator Take in a Breath -- 4. A Definition -- Pt. II. Different Kinds of Thrillers -- 5. The Thriller of Murderous Passions -- 6. The Political Thriller -- 7. The Thriller of Acquired Identity -- 8. The Psychotraumatic Thriller -- 9. The Thriller of Moral Confrontation -- 10. The Innocent-on-the-Run Thriller -- 11. To be Continued.".
- catalog title "The suspense thriller : films in the shadow of Alfred Hitchcock / Charles Derry.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".