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FILMREVIEW:PSYCHO(1960)Dir.AlfredHitchcock

CAST/CREW

DirectedbyAlfredHitchcock,ProducedbyAlfredHitchcock

ScreenplaybyJosephStefano

BasedonPsychobyRobert

StarringAnthonyPerkins,VeraMiles,JohnGavin,MartinBalsam,JohnMcIntire,JanetLeigh

MusicbyBernardHerrmann

CinematographyJohnL.RussellEditingbyGeorgeTomasini

Psychoisa1960Americansuspense/horrorfilmdirectedbyAlfredHitchcock

andstarringAnthonyPerkinsandJanetLeigh.ThescreenplaybyJosephStefanoisbasedonthe1959novelofthesamenamebyRobertBloch.Thenovelwas

looselyinspiredbythecrimesofWisconsinmurdererandgraverobberEdGein

wholivedjust40milesfromBloch.

Thefilmdepictstheencounterbetweenasecretary,MarionCrane(Leigh),hidingatasecludedmotelafterembezzlingmoneyfromheremployer,andthemotel's

disturbedownerandmanager,NormanBates(Perkins),andtheaftermathof

theirencounter.[WIKIPEDIA]

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Psychodidwellattheboxofficebutopenedtomixedreviews.

ReviewingPsychoonitsrelease,ObserverwriterCLejeune(1960)describesit

asfeelingoverlong,andsaid,“Psychoisnotalongfilmbutitfeelslong.Igrewsosickandtiredofthewhole

beastlybusinessthatIdidn'tstoptoseeit”.HowevercriticRogerEbertfeltithad

greatimpactand“wasthemostshockingfilmitsoriginalaudiencemembershadeverseen.”

Lejeunearguesthat“thedirectordawdlesovertechnicaleffects”,however

PsychohasreceivednumeroustechnicalawardsandwasnominatedforOscars

foritscinematography,setdirectionanddirection(IMDB)

FinallyLejeunesuggeststhatitis“difficult,ifnotimpossible,tocareaboutanyof

thecharacters”,butthisisdisputedbyEbertwhobelievesthat“Psycho

continuestoworkasafrightening,insinuatingthriller.That'slargelybecauseofHitchcock'sartistryintwoareasthatarenotasobvious:ThesetupoftheMarion

Cranestory,andtherelationshipbetweenMarionandNorman.Bothofthese

elementsworkbecauseHitchcockdevoteshisfullattentionandskilltotreatingthemasiftheywillbedevelopedfortheentirepicture.”

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ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG1-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/[accessedon20/02/12]

FIG2-http://www.chud.com/78379/franchise-me-psycho/[accessedon20/02/12]

FIG3-http://www.fanpop.com/spots/psycho/images/5893942/title/psycho-wallpaper-wallpaper[accessedon20/02/12]

REFERENCES

Ebert,R(1998)PsychoReviewhttp://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19981206/REVIE

WS/812060301[accessedon20/02/12]

Lejeune,CA(1960)Psychoonlineat

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/oct/22/psycho-hitchcock-archive-review-horror[accessedon20/02/12]

Psycho–Awardsonlineathttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/awards[accessedon20/02/12]