Alfred Hitchcock Meditates on Suspense & Dark Humor in a New Animated Video

Back in 1957, while shooting a film tentatively called From Amongst The Dead (it would later be titled Vertigo), Alfred Hitchcock sat down for an interview with Colin Edwards, from Pacifica Radio. The conversation touched on many good themes–how suspense works in his films, the role of dark humor and beyond.

A half century later, Blank on Blank has revived and animated that conversation, thankfully bringing it back to life. You can find many more Blank on Blank reanimations of vintage interviews in our archive, including talks with Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Charles Bukowski, David Foster Wallace and much more.

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