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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
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
Obsessive but accessible, the deepest dive imaginable into one of the most celebrated scenes in movie history, the documentary "78/52" looks at a brief three minutes of cinema the way it's never been looked at before. October 19, 2017 | Full Review…
Obsessive but accessible, the deepest dive imaginable into one of the most celebrated scenes in movie history, the documentary "78/52" looks at a brief three minutes of cinema the way it's never been looked at before.
Kenneth Turan
Alexandre O. Philippe's close reading of the Psycho shower scene is as refreshingly fun and perceptive as his documentary's name (referring to Alfred Hitchcock's 78 camera setups and 52 edits over three violent minutes) is eggheaded and clinical. October 13, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Alexandre O. Philippe's close reading of the Psycho shower scene is as refreshingly fun and perceptive as his documentary's name (referring to Alfred Hitchcock's 78 camera setups and 52 edits over three violent minutes) is eggheaded and clinical.
Joshua Rothkopf
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
When it sticks to its guns, "78/52" is fascinating. But Alexandre O. Philippe's inconsistent documentary needs much more cut-by-cut critique, and much less rah-rah repetition. October 9, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
When it sticks to its guns, "78/52" is fascinating. But Alexandre O. Philippe's inconsistent documentary needs much more cut-by-cut critique, and much less rah-rah repetition.
David N. Butterworth
It does its job of gathering diverse voices to dissect the sequence. [Full Review in Spanish] July 17, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
It does its job of gathering diverse voices to dissect the sequence. [Full Review in Spanish]
John Tones
It's a great entry point for people who are interested in how films are made. March 20, 2019 | Full Review…
It's a great entry point for people who are interested in how films are made.
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
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