Guillermo del Toro Presents Hitchcock Lecture Series at the Academy Museum
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Jim Hemphill
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Guillermo del Toro, the Oscar-winning filmmaker, is presenting a curated lecture and screening series at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures called "Guillermo del Toro Dissects Hitchcock." He selected five key Alfred Hitchcock films — "Notorious," "Shadow of a Doubt," "North by Northwest," "I Confess," and "Frenzy" — and provides in-depth introductions offering historical context and analytical insights drawn from decades of personal research and obsession with the master of suspense.
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· 3 pulledGuillermo del Toro has been obsessed with the work of Alfred Hitchcock for most of his life.
Del Toro has selected five key Hitchcock works — 'Notorious,' 'Shadow of a Doubt,' 'North by Northwest,' 'I Confess,' and 'Frenzy' — which are screening at the museum accompanied by in-depth introductions.
The Oscar-winning auteur is providing both historical context and...
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