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78/52 15 rating

This superb, in-depth documentary devotes 90 minutes to analysing one of cinema’s most famous sequences – the shower scene in Psycho.

Documentary 2017 92 mins

Director: Alexandre O. Philippe

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Overview

This in-depth documentary will be a delight for die-hard Hitchcock fans and filmmakers. No other scene in the history of cinema has had a more seismic effect than ‘the shower scene’ in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. 78/52 (the title refers to the number of set-ups and shots in the scene) devotes 90 minutes to analysing, breaking down and interpreting this influential three-minute scene.

A fascinating companion piece to Kent Jones’ recent Hitchcock-Truffaut, 78/52 delves deep into understanding the craft and impact of this scene that so influenced cinema.

Director
Alexandre O. Philippe
Featuring
Peter BogdanovichEli RothDavid ThomsonJamie Lee Curtis
Genres
Documentary
Certificate
15images of sexual violence, bloody images
Released
2017
Country
USA
Language
English