Can You Name These Hollywood Masterpieces About Obsession?
Chapter 1

The London years and silent suspense

Chapter 2

The camera as a weapon: visual innovations

Chapter 3

Hollywood masterpieces and obsession

Chapter 4

The man behind the silhouette

YOUR GOAL

Master of The cinema of Alfred Hitchcock

Ch 3 · Hollywood masterpieces and obsession
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schopenhauer Vertigo

Zoom in, roll back, zoom in, roll back, That's how Hitchcock made us fall!

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schopenhauer The Birds and the sound of silence

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North by Northwest and the crop duster

schopenhauer The 1959 thriller 'North by Northwest' redefined action cinema with its iconic, open-field airplane chase.

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Vertigo and the spiral of obsession

schopenhauer The 1958 psychological masterpiece 'Vertigo' explores romantic obsession, identity, and fear of heights in San Francisco.

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Hollywood masterpieces and obsession
BETA

schopenhauer Match Hitchcock's iconic movie clues to learn how obsession shaped his legendary Hollywood masterpieces.

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Fun Fact

Mount Rushmore ban: The National Park Service banned Hitchcock from filming chase scenes on the actual Mount Rushmore, forcing him to build replica sets.

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Glossary
obsession (noun)
An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind. Alfred Hitchcock channeled this psychological state into his 1958 thriller starring James Stewart and Kim Novak.

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Gossip

Which Hitchcock film is scariest?

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Quiz

Which actor starred as the lead in both Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958)?

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Quiz

Which 1940 romantic thriller was Hitchcock's first American project and won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

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schopenhauer Rear Window and the voyeur's lens

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Quiz

What is the name of the creepy, isolated motel featured in the 1960 horror film Psycho?

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Quiz

Which 1958 Hitchcock film overtook Citizen Kane in 2012 as the greatest film of all time in Sight & Sound's poll?

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Quiz

In the 1959 film North by Northwest, Cary Grant's character is famously chased by what vehicle in an open field?

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Quiz

In the 1959 film North by Northwest, where does the famous climax take place?

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Which actress played the ill-fated Marion Crane in the 1960 classic horror film Psycho?

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Quiz

What unique setting serves as the entire backdrop for the 1954 thriller Rear Window?

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