The handbag, a traditional "feminine" accessory, frequently functions in Hitchcock as a powerful object, rather than as a mere costume accessory. Perhaps surprisingly, in view of the standard claim that women in Hitchcock films are passive victims, the handbag is a signifier of female assertiveness rather than frivolity or passivity. The way it is used consistently demonstrates that in Hitchcock films femininity can be a powerful force to be reckoned with, often consuming the male protagonists with both fascination and fear.
— Sarah Street, "Hitchcockian haberdashery" (1995)[1]
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- ↑ Hitchcock Annual (1995) - Hitchcockian haberdashery
