'Peeping Tom' (1960)

'Peeping Tom' (1960) Oct 20, 2017 7:16:22 GMT spiderwort, petrolino, and 1 more like this

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Post by joekiddlouischama on Oct 20, 2017 7:16:22 GMT

Oct 14, 2017 3:11:21 GMT poelzig said:

Oct 14, 2017 2:56:18 GMT petrolino said:

Did Hitch receive a similar backlash to Michael Powell? Feels like he got away with one thanks to boasting his substantial ouvre of considerable hits.

Definitely Hitchcock would have been afforded more leeway. It seems obvious that Powell was influenced by Hitchcocks voyeur theme and some scenes seem very Hitchcockian. We also have to remember PT was 1960 and Frenzy was 1972.

You are right though that while PT hurt Powell's career in a major way, Frenzy was a critical and financial success and it was also probably Hitch's last great movie.

... yeah, there was a big difference there. By 1972, the old taboos were either gone or in the process of being annihilated in film after film.

Peeping Tom is a very daring film that certainly challenges the viewer.