Romance and Hitchcock? Viewing master of suspense as master of romance

Title

Romance and Hitchcock? Viewing master of suspense as master of romance

Creator

Somashekar I.; Nivedhitha D.; Pinto M.S.

Description

This essay through literature and textual analysis argues that romance or romantic love is a dominant theme in Alfred Hitchcocks films alongside suspense. Romance in Hitchcocks films is highlighted in limited studies in the past and the findings are not conclusive. This study analysed a selected sample of 19 prominent films of Hitchcock. It argues that romantic content in Hitchcocks films is similar to classic Hollywood romantic films. However, unique features of romance specific to Hitchcocks films such as working together to solve a mystery, and complicated love were also found as recurring themes. Hitchcock employs his auteur style in the portrayal of romantic love to an extent that the romantic content in his films can be characterised as having a distinct style lending itself to term it as Hitchcock romance. Hitchcock romance is the amalgamation of suspense and romance that support each other to drive the narrative forward. 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Source

Studies in European Cinema

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Routledge

Subject

Alfred Hitchcock; Auteur theory; Hitchcock romance; Romance

Coverage

Somashekar I., Department of Media Studies, CHIRST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Nivedhitha D., Department of Electronic Media and Mass Communication, School of Media & Communication, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India; Pinto M.S., Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 17411548

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2024.2319850

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