William Rothman, author of “Hitchcock: The Murderous Gaze,” presents a selection of films by Alfred Hitchcock tonight through Monday, January 31. Mr. Rothman will deliver three lectures, following the features on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Many PFA viewers will remember William Rothman's lecture last February, which created more than a Shadow of a Doubt in those of us who came in all innocence for an evening of escape. Instead, we were sent home to meditate on the dark power of Joseph Cotten, of all people, as Uncle Charles, who teaches his niece about evil and death--and love and sex--and then leaves her a stranger in her small-town world. Rothman builds his case carefully, through slides and a shot-by-shot analysis, as he does in his book (“in this gesture, Charlie's hand and our hand and Hitchcock's hand and Charles' hand are one...”)... We are pleased to welcome him back for a series of lectures on the films of Alfred Hitchcock, which he introduces with the following notes.
(William Rothman is an Associate Professor of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University, where he received his doctorate in philosophy. “Hitchcock: The Murderous Gaze,” published by Harvard University Press, is available at the Museum bookstore.)
