It’s hard to imagine one scene of any given film being worthy of feature-length dissection. Yet, it’s even harder to imagine a scene of any given film being as groundbreaking as the infamous “shower scene” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
So that’s where 78/52 comes. Director Alexandre O. Phillippe takes to the iconic master of suspense and arguably his crowning aesthetic achievement for one of 2017’s most enjoyable if sleight feature documentaries.
Drawing its title from the number of camera set-ups and edits that were used for this legendary sequence, Phillippe’s film is a critical dissertation that gets a killer (pun only slightly intended) collection of talking heads to bring both a first hand account of the shooting of the sequence as well as a more broadly cultural look at its roots and ultimately its impact. Ranging from Hitchcock’s collaboration with composer Bernard Herrmann to the...
So that’s where 78/52 comes. Director Alexandre O. Phillippe takes to the iconic master of suspense and arguably his crowning aesthetic achievement for one of 2017’s most enjoyable if sleight feature documentaries.
Drawing its title from the number of camera set-ups and edits that were used for this legendary sequence, Phillippe’s film is a critical dissertation that gets a killer (pun only slightly intended) collection of talking heads to bring both a first hand account of the shooting of the sequence as well as a more broadly cultural look at its roots and ultimately its impact. Ranging from Hitchcock’s collaboration with composer Bernard Herrmann to the...
- 10/13/2017
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Similar News
Turns Out, the Basic Recipe for Fake Blood Hasn’t Changed Much Since the ’70s
- 4/23/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! Is The Perfect New Comic For Horror Movie Fans
- 4/23/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Can You Defeat Our Fiendishly Hard Universal Monster Movie Quiz?
- 4/22/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
‘Uncropped’ Review: An Enticing Portrait of James Hamilton Makes You Wonder: Is He the Greatest New York Photographer Ever?
- 4/24/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
North By Northwest is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK
- 4/23/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Shirley MacLaine movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best
- 4/20/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Nature’s Revenge: 10 Eco-Horror Movies for Earth Day
- 4/22/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Trey Parker and Matt Stone directed Spielberg, Stallone and Cameron in a hilarious 1995 spoof
- 4/22/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Upcoming Horror Movies to Watch in 2024
- 4/19/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.