Drawing on Daphne du Maurier's short story and contemporary newspaper reports of bird attacks in California, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963) featured Tippi Hedren in her first starring role. Camille Paglia's compelling study considers the film's aesthetic, technical and mythical qualities, and analyses its depiction of gender and family relations. A film about anxiety, sexual power and the violence of nature, it is quintessential Hitchcock. Camille Paglia's foreword to this new edition reflects upon the relationship between Hitchcock and his leading lady Hedren in the light of recent debates about male power, female agency and the #MeToo movement.

A study of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 iconic horror movie The Birds in the BFI Film Classics series.

About the Author
Camille Paglia is University Professor of Humanities & Media Studies at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, USA. She is the author of Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990).

Reviews
The slim book is Paglia at her most discerning, precise, and enjoyable. * Electric Ghost *
Characteristically provocative and engrossing. * The Best American Poetry blog *



Book Information
ISBN 9781838719401
Author Camille Paglia
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint BFI Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 192g