Perpetual Movement

Alfred Hitchcock's Rope

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by Neil Badmington

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > Rope

Keywords

Alfred Hitchcock

Publishing date

2022

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Collection

SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema

1st publishing

2021

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 224 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4384-8416-7

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Book Presentation:
Offers both a production history and a close analysis, with a chapter for each of the film's eleven shots.

The first book-length study in English of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948), Perpetual Movement offers both a production history that draws extensively upon little-known archival materials, including set drawings and drafts of the screenplay, and a close examination of the film in which Neil Badmington analyzes each of Rope's eleven shots. Writing in an accessible and engaging style, Badmington explores the film's treatment of space, sound, editing, sexuality, source material, design, intertexuality, narrative, and music. He looks at Hitchcock's struggle with censorship while planning, shooting, and distributing the film. Perpetual Movement also addresses Rope's reception and legacy, explaining why the film's unusual qualities provide such lasting appeal for viewers.

About the Author:
Neil Badmington is Professor of English Literature at Cardiff University. He is the author of Hitchcock's Magic, The Afterlives of Roland Barthes, and Alien Chic.

Press Reviews:
"Taut, thought-provoking, and perpetually interesting … Badmington's Perpetual Movement is a delight that rewards rereading, just as Rope itself rewards repeat viewings." — Hitchcock Annual

See the publisher website: State University of New York Press

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