1. Master Of Psychological Suspense
... but, on screen this motivation of this behavior is concealed, disguised into another form?(3). Strangers on the Train (1952), a famous Tennis star Guy (Farley Grager) meets a well dressed psychopath Bruno (Robert Walker). The use of a low camera placement in the opening sequence prepares the viewer for a film to take place in a world of anxiety and, nightmares (2). Bruno bumps into Guy's foot ... must kill Bruno's father during this train ride. To show a contrast between the two personalities, Alfred Hitchcock used double metaphors. Scenes of Guy playing tennis in bright day light and a...
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- Grade Level: High School