Sight and Sound (1991) - The Ticking Clock

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• article: The Ticking Clock
• author(s): Jenny Diski
• journal: Sight and Sound (01/Aug/1991)
• issue: volume 1, issue 4, page 35
• journal ISSN: 0037-4806
• publisher: British Film Institute
• keywords: Criticism & critics, Motion pictures

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Abstract

A woman discusses her intrigue with director Alfred Hitchcock's equivocation and pathological irresolution of the ending of the film "Rear Window." The distinction between surprise and suspense is made.