focus on early hitchcock

Secret Agent

How Hitchcock's early British films combine wit with menacing tension, and why, eighty years after his first silent thriller, he remains the 'master of suspense'.

Thu 14 - Sun 24 September 2006
Full $13 Concession $10
Six Session Pass:
Full $60 Concession $48

Curated by Kristy Matheson. Read the program notes.

Dr Polona Petek, Melbourne University, will present a public lecture on Hitchcock Sat 16 Sep, 5.30pm. Details available shortly. Full $13 Concession $10

the lodger

Hitchcock's first thriller (a take on Jack the Ripper), The Lodger is a silent film and will screen with recorded score.

downhill

Following the overwhelming success of The Lodger Hitchcock reunited with leading man Ivor Novello to make Downhill.

blackmail

Blackmail explores love versus duty within a landscape of deception, murder and betrayal.

the man who knew too much

Heralding a series of sharp, entertaining thrillers, The Man Who Knew Too Much propelled Hitchcock towards the crime genre and international renown.

the 39 steps

Arguably the classic of Hitchcock's early British period, The 39 Steps roused audiences and the press worldwide.

secret agent

Secret Agent foretells some of the hi-jinx and snappy wordplay of later Hitchcock.

sabotage

The public nature of the 'terror' in Sabotage coupled with the exclusion of overt comedy makes it atypical from Hitchcock's stable of 1930s thrillers.

young and innocent

The 'innocent man accused' was a common theme that Hitchcock returned to throughout his career, but rarely did he tackle it with such gay abandon.

the lady vanishes

Cementing his reputation as an international director of great stature, The Lady Vanishes remains one of Hitchcock's most adored films.

jamaica inn

This stormy melodrama was Hitchcock's final British film before his departure for Hollywood.


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