The Making of Psycho - Dix Hills & Zoom

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Lectures

Age Group:

Adults
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Presented by Film Historian Sal St. George, In partnership with the Greens' Men's Group & made possible by a grant from the NY Council for the Humanities

What JAWS did for swimming, PSYCHO did for showering! Upon its release in 1959, Hitchcock’s groundbreaking Psycho shocked the critics and terrified audiences around the world. Yet Hitchcock saw it as a comedy! “The content was rather amusing,” he said, “it was a big joke. I was horrified to find so many people took it seriously. Psycho was intended to make people scream and yell, but no more than screaming and yelling on a roller-coaster.” Indeed, with repeat viewing, you will note Hitchcock’s sly wit laced throughout the script and the actor’s performances. Learn the backstory of the director’s most notorious motion picture and how it affected the future of movie making. 

Open to all. 

This program will take place at 55 Vanderbilt. Please join us. If you prefer, you may join us on Zoom. 

Please Note:  Registration is required to receive Zoom log-in information. Information will be sent within 24 hours of program beginning via e-mail. If you have any questions, please call the library at 631-421-4530 or 631-421-4535.