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Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
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The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy Award-winning sound designers invite you to join them at their mix boards to investigate how Alfred Hitchcock employed sound design to tell his cinematic stories, whether making audience members leap from their seats in fright or crawl under them from excruciating suspense.
Documentary
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories that would be impossible in any other medium. This in-depth documentary allows directors such as William Friedkin, Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro to examine the power and mastery of Hitchcock's cinematic style.
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Alma: The Master's Muse
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Few people outside the director's inner circle knew that Alfred Hitchcock's chief collaborator throughout his career was his wife and muse, Alma Reville Hitchcock. Through interviews with Hitchcock family members and biographers, fascinating stills and never-before-seen home movies, this documentary brings to life the enduring love affair and creative partnership that shaped the work of one of Hollywood's greatest artists.
Documentary
Marilyn in Manhattan
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Marilyn in Manhattan

Sep 05, 1998
An exclusive look at Marilyn Monroe just before her tragic end. Set in New York City in the 50's - It's a surprising documentary that captures the movie legend as she runs with Broadway pals from the Actors Studio.
Documentary
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
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For over five decades, Edith Head's costumes helped define not only the style of Hollywood movies, but fashion itself. This documentary examines this celebrated costume designer's long and productive collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock on such films as Vertigo, Rear Window and The Birds.
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Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
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No director-composer collaboration has been more seminal to motion pictures than the partnership of Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann. In this documentary we examine the long and sometimes painful partnership that produced unforgettable musical scores for such films as Vertigo, Psycho, and The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Documentary
Saul Bass : Title Champ
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Sur fond de jazz bebop, ce documentaire met en lumière le travail extraordinaire du graphiste Saul Bass, dont les séquences de titres révolutionnaires pour les films de Hitchcock ont ​​transformé l'art des génériques de films. À travers des entretiens avec des réalisateurs tels que Martin Scorsese et Guillermo del Toro, ce film révèle pourquoi Bass est toujours considéré comme le plus grand artiste dans la création de génériques et la conception d'affiches de films.
Documentary
The Girl
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The Girl

Oct 22, 2012
Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a Kennedy and life after Camelot.
Drama
Alfred Hitchcock présente
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Immortalisée par la silhouette d'Alfred Hitchcock apparaissant sur l'écran au son de la Marche funèbre d'une marionnette de Charles Gounod, cette série est en fait une anthologie de petites histoires noires, à la chute souvent inattendue. Au début de chaque épisode et avant d'en faire la présentation, toujours teintée d'humour noir, Alfred Hitchcock saluait les téléspectateurs d'un sévère « Bonsoir ». Il revenait en épilogue pour exposer sa morale de l'histoire. (source : Wikipédia)
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