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78/52 : Hitchcock's shower scene / an Alexandre O. Philippe film ; IFC Midnight presents an Exhibit A Pictures production in association with ARTE G.E.I.E., Sensorshot Productions, Screen Division and Milkhaus ; produced by Robert Muratore, Kerry Deignan Roy ; written & directed by Alexandre O. Philippe.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: SF 18509 | Shout! FactoryLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Shout! Factory, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Seventy-eight/fifty-two
  • Hitchcock's shower scene
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Robert Muratore ; editor, Chad Herschberger ; music, Jon Hegel.
Cast: Participants, Jamie Lee Curtis, Guillermo Del Toro, Peter Bogdanovich, Danny Elfman, Bret Easton Ellis, Mick Garris, Neil Marshall, Elijah Wood, Oz Perkins, Karyn Kusama, Marli Renfro.Summary: "The screeching strings, the plunging knife, the slow zoom out from a lifeless eyeball: in 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed film history forever with its taboo-shattering shower scene. With 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits over the course of 2 minutes, Psycho redefined screen violence, set the stage for decades of slasher films to come, and introduced a new element of danger to the movie-going experience. Aided by a roster of filmmakers, critics, and fans--including Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eli Roth, and Peter Bogdanovich--director Alexandre O. Philippe pulls back the curtain on the making and influence of this cinematic game changer, breaking it down frame by frame and unpacking Hitchcock's dense web of allusions and double meanings. The result is an enthralling piece of cinematic detective work that's pure nirvana for film buffs."--Container.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Main Library DVD 791.4372 S497 Available 33111009524428
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The screeching strings, the plunging knife, the slow zoom out from a lifeless eyeball: in 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed film history forever with its taboo-shattering shower scene. With 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits over the course of three minutes, Psycho redefined screen violence, set the stage for decades of slasher films to come, and introduced a new element of danger to the movie going experience.

Blu-ray; region A; 1080p High-Definition widescreen (1.85:1); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English); requires Blu-ray player.

In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

Director of photography, Robert Muratore ; editor, Chad Herschberger ; music, Jon Hegel.

Originally produced as a documentary film in 2017.

"78 shots & 52 cuts that changed cinema forever"--Container.

Participants, Jamie Lee Curtis, Guillermo Del Toro, Peter Bogdanovich, Danny Elfman, Bret Easton Ellis, Mick Garris, Neil Marshall, Elijah Wood, Oz Perkins, Karyn Kusama, Marli Renfro.

"Scream Factory"--Container.

Also issued in Blu-ray DVD combo pack.

Not rated.

"The screeching strings, the plunging knife, the slow zoom out from a lifeless eyeball: in 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed film history forever with its taboo-shattering shower scene. With 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits over the course of 2 minutes, Psycho redefined screen violence, set the stage for decades of slasher films to come, and introduced a new element of danger to the movie-going experience. Aided by a roster of filmmakers, critics, and fans--including Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eli Roth, and Peter Bogdanovich--director Alexandre O. Philippe pulls back the curtain on the making and influence of this cinematic game changer, breaking it down frame by frame and unpacking Hitchcock's dense web of allusions and double meanings. The result is an enthralling piece of cinematic detective work that's pure nirvana for film buffs."--Container.

Special features: Extended interview with Walter Murch; extended interview with Guillermo del Toro; "Stabbing melons" with director Alexandre O. Philippe; theatrical trailer.

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