Synopsis
Though one would be hard-pressed to agree on the most acclaimed, legendary, or famous of Alfred Hitchcock's classic films, VERTIGO is the one that has certainly inspired the most cult-like obsession from film buffs. Mysterious and gripping, it brilliantly problematizes notions of time, space, and identity. Dan Auiler's detailed tome tracks the ups and downs of the making of a unique cinematic experience, containing interviews with people involved with the film, analyses of early script drafts, storyboard sketches, and production notes. The foreward is written by the always enthusiastic Martin Scorsese.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-03-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 220 pages | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 8.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 24.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 psychological masterpiece Vertigo - in which obsessive ex-cop James Stewart pursues troubled loner Kim Novak through the streets of San Francisco and up and down the coast of California - is one of the most dissected, discussed, and revered films of all time. Now, for the first time, the story of this remarkable film is revealed. Writing with the full cooperation of the director's family, many crew members, and the film's restoration team, film historian Dan Auiler offers an in-depth re-creation of the making of Hitchcock's signature thriller. Through an extensive review of early script drafts, detailed interviews with the participants, and many archival materials, Auiler leads us down the winding path that brought this spellbinding and desperately romantic film to the screen. Scores of production notes, sketches, and storyboards - some in Hitchcock's own hand - are included, along with a generous array of stills from the film and its restoration.
Industry Reviews
"Auiler's book is an act of historical restoration, done out of true love. He pays tribute to Hitchcock by saving the story behind his masterwork form either derision or idolatry. Like Harris and Katz before him, he removes the petty distortion that comes with age and lets us see the thing itself in all of its confounding glory."
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review - Michael Sragow (07/26/1998)
"This book assumes the film's worth and through well-researched explication of its subtleties leads even skeptics to understand it, too."
Birkets
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