Hitchcock: The First Forty-Four Films
1957 book by Éric Rohmer and Claude Chabrol
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Hitchcock: The First Forty-Four Films (original French title: Hitchcock) is a 1957 book by the French film critics Éric Rohmer and Claude Chabrol. It is a study of the films of the English director Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock was highly regarded by the critics-filmmakers of the French New Wave, to which Rohmer and Chabrol belonged.[1][2] The book was the first major study of Hitchcock as a serious filmmaker.[3]
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hitchcock |
| Translator | Stanley Hochman |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Publisher | Éditions Universitaires |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1979 |
| Pages | 184 |
An English translation of the book was published in 1979.[4] Its focus on ethics and theological issues had significant impact on early academic studies of Hitchcock's films.[5] According to the film studies scholar John Orr in 2005, it "remains the best critical book on his work in any language".[6]
