![]() ![]() Through collaborations with the most important American film studios, to which he was loaned by Selznick, including Notorious (1946) for RKO Radio Pictures, the Englishman enhanced his position. ![]() Hitchcock's first film after emigrating to America was Rebecca (1940), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He also received international recognition with The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) and got the first offers from the USA. Mainly through The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) and the first British sound film Blackmail (1929), Hitchcock had already worked his way up to become one of the most popular directors in his country by the end of the 1920s. Through his cameo appearances in his own films, interviews, film trailers, and the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents, he became a cultural icon. Hitchcock's films also borrow many themes from psychoanalysis and feature strong sexual undertones. Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of violence, murder, and crime, although many of the mysteries function as decoys -or MacGuffins- meant only to serve thematic elements in the film and the extremely complex psychological examinations of the characters. ![]() His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside icy blonde female characters. He framed shots to maximize anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognizable directorial style. After a successful career in his native country, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood. ![]() He became known for thrillers, earning him the nickname 'Master of Suspense'. However, for those unfamiliar with Hitchcock, or maybe only aware of his biggest hits, the following are all worth exploring, and collectively deliver hours of suspense, dark comedy, thrills, and intense psychological drama.Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980), was an English director and producer. In total, he made about 60 films, and since the majority of those are worth watching, a ranking of just 25 proves to be challenging, as there are naturally some omissions. The best of his works still feel alive, exciting, and vital, and that's a reason other filmmakers have always been influenced by him, whether it was back when he was alive and making movies, or in the years since 1980.Īs a director, Hitchcock made numerous movies in both the British and American film industries, starting with silent films in the 1920s, and continuing to direct into the 1970s. Many of his best works don't feel like they live in the past, or merely feel like products of it. His films live on and hold up well, despite the fact Hitchcock himself passed away in 1980, and his final film was released in 1976. Alfred Hitchcock's influence on cinema cannot be denied. ![]()
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