... and shocking effect on the audience in which Hitchcock had intended. The audience would then be able to witness the events happening from both sides of the screen: on the left, they watch in anxiety as Arbogast ascends the stairs, on the right, the anticipation of the murderer bursting through the door, reinforced by the medium shot of the opening door before that scene, elevates the sheer impact of terror. Hitchcock himself assumes that the audience would know what ... against those who try to steer her son's attention away from her, again foreshadowing Marion's plight. In fact, the se...

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