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78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene takes a look at one of modern cinema's most memorable moments, offering insights of value to cineastes and casual viewers alike.
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Philippe's geekiness is infectious. His passion for film shines through most when he invites some of his interviewees-like horror nerd Elijah Wood and his friends-to watch the film on camera and comment on its foreshadowing and subtle motifs. November 16, 2017 | Full Review…
Philippe's geekiness is infectious. His passion for film shines through most when he invites some of his interviewees-like horror nerd Elijah Wood and his friends-to watch the film on camera and comment on its foreshadowing and subtle motifs.
Leah Pickett
Hitchcock's shower scene may never leave the pop culture of fear it helped create. November 9, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Hitchcock's shower scene may never leave the pop culture of fear it helped create.
Michael Phillips
The infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho gets taken apart, fabulously dissected, then reassembled for this expansive and essential Hollywood documentary named after the scene's 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits. November 3, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho gets taken apart, fabulously dissected, then reassembled for this expansive and essential Hollywood documentary named after the scene's 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits.
Kevin Maher
78/52 is a fascinating affair, bound to appeal to movie lovers and social theorists alike even if it does sometimes seem more like a film studies lecture than a conventional piece of entertainment. November 2, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
78/52 is a fascinating affair, bound to appeal to movie lovers and social theorists alike even if it does sometimes seem more like a film studies lecture than a conventional piece of entertainment.
Geoffrey Macnab
A documentary with wit, intelligence and negative-sum dull moments. November 1, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A documentary with wit, intelligence and negative-sum dull moments.
Nigel Andrews
A 30 minute film stretched to feature length. October 30, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A 30 minute film stretched to feature length.
David Jenkins
It eventually settles on the type of mise-en-scène analysis seen in entry level film classes, which proves unnecessary when the subject is one of the most studied films ever. July 23, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It eventually settles on the type of mise-en-scène analysis seen in entry level film classes, which proves unnecessary when the subject is one of the most studied films ever.
Matt Cipolla
What a number of critics don't seem to get is that, powered by the passion for criticism, it's not only informative but also uncanny in evoking a sense of community. July 1, 2020 | Full Review…
What a number of critics don't seem to get is that, powered by the passion for criticism, it's not only informative but also uncanny in evoking a sense of community.
CJ Sheu
While it may seem like overkill to spend 90 minutes analyzing a single sequence, the end result is sheer bliss. May 19, 2020 | Full Review…
While it may seem like overkill to spend 90 minutes analyzing a single sequence, the end result is sheer bliss.
Steven Prokopy
78/52 is loaded with knowledgeable actors, directors, and film aficionados who examine the shower scene from every conceivable angle. March 30, 2020 | Full Review…
78/52 is loaded with knowledgeable actors, directors, and film aficionados who examine the shower scene from every conceivable angle.
Victor Stiff
In addition to redirecting the audience members' eyes in a scene with which they're likely to have at least a passing familiarity, these alternate possibilities for bringing Psycho to celluloid highlight Hitchcock's choices as a visual storyteller. February 8, 2020 | Full Review…
In addition to redirecting the audience members' eyes in a scene with which they're likely to have at least a passing familiarity, these alternate possibilities for bringing Psycho to celluloid highlight Hitchcock's choices as a visual storyteller.
Jon Hogan
[A] cineaste's dream. January 16, 2020 | Full Review…
[A] cineaste's dream.
Felicia Feaster
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