Christian Principles of Time and Order in Alfred Hitchcock's Films

100 Pages·2014·0.87 MB·English

by  Matthew Dwight Moore

The College at Brockport: State University of New York
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English Master’s Theses English
4-22-2005
The Divine Clockmaker: Christian Principles of
Time and Order in Alfred Hitchcock's Films
Matthew Dwight Moore
The College at Brockport
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symbolaodngc yo,s molorgeifecraeolnAf cl freesdH itchcfiolcmkis'dn s et aTihle.
moscto mprehweonrsokinh v ieCs h ristthieamHnei st,c h:cT ohcFeki rFsotr- tFyour
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nottr antsdel ianEtnog luinst1hi9 9l7 ;idt oe sn oetv ednea lw itthhl ea tswte nyteya rs
ofh ifisl mc arEeveertn.h meo sotu tdsitnaHgni tchcockd easloc nhloyl ars
superfiocrti aanlgleyn wtiithtahelw leya lotfrh e ligeiloeumsei nnht iwsso rRko.b in
WoodD,o ndaS lpoto, BLrielsaldln, me oys ott hperro mifinlemsn cth owlrairtse
intellaidng cernetaltayib voetulhtye i sses ubeutsted, n t oi ndcletu heimno ther,
presumabilnyc lmduossriicevo eu srusceahssp sychoangaedlnerys stdiiuse,os r,
po-sMtarxIisncmo tr.nu sctainneg x tdeed,nd etadi alnealoyfts ihsro efhe ifa sv orite
adn mosstu ccefislsmfuIsla , mc laimtihhnaigtC s h riswtoidravlni eiwst hmeo re
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A Dedication
Thitsh eisdside sci adt teom yfa thewrh, ofr oma ltlh Iak tn ow ahbi,omw uotdu lhave
beeenx cdeiengsluyp poorftm iyev ffeo ,rc trsitwihceanrlee c esansda lroyv,i ng
alwaTyhsi.sa lidssdoe c iatteomd y m ot,hw ehrofu edl meyo bseswsiitlohen arni ng
adn indtrucdoe met ot hweo dr olffi lmM.y wifep'ast i,ei nnctee,ar dne ksidtnness
havbee eidnni spentsofia nbilseh tihnwigos r Ikt .h antkh eaml l.
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TabolCfe o ntents
ChapOtne:erT hDei reWchtooK rn ewT oMou ch 1
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ChapTtwe:orO uto fT imieSn h daow ofaD oub.t. ... ..... ... ...... .. ....... 1 . 2... .. . ... . .
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ChapTtherr:De oeinTgi mieRn e aWri dnow 36
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ChapFtoeu:rBr einognT imieNn o rtbhyN orthw.e.s..t.. ...........6.1. ..................
ChapFtiev:rTe hEend Times 83
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Endnotes 87
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WorkCsi dt e 90
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Abstract
AlfreHdi tchdcioscypkel idanh ipse rsoanrtailsa,tn ipdcr ,o fessliioafenn a l
underlaysisnugm ptthitaoitnm e c liossa eslsyot ecdi alwaiawtn hod r dtehri;s
assputmiiomsna niifensh tife sa tufirlem Tsh.be e liiner faa t iuonniavalels r ysstem,
fostedruerdih nifogsr mavteyi earpsr,e pspuosaenis n telClriegaetnotar no randde rly
desiTghnre.e latthmeeedso f s avitnigmk ee,e ptiinmgde o,i tnigm aen,bd e ionng
timaes suamC eh rismtoiraanbl asiteoydni ndivriedsupaolnt yst,ih pbeoi ssliilbiiotfy
redetmipoann,td h iem portoafrn ecien forfaciitwnhig ta hc tiCoonnq.su eenttilmye,
servaessam etapfohrlo arw oarnddie nHr i tccohcfikl'msTs h.ie n numleer ab
refenrceetsol anteescsl,o cankdss ,c hedturhloeusg hhoicusotp r urse fletchet
significaannudcb ei qoufih tidysi vionredleyCr herdi sctoisamno lTohgiryse. l igious
paradiigmsa p parienmn ots th imosafj roA merificlanm ssu,ca hsS hadoofaw
DoubRte,aW ri ndoawn,Nd o rbtyhN orthwest.
ChapOtneer
ThDei reWchtooK rne wT oMou ch
KeepiTnigm e
AlfreHdi tchdciorcekac ptperdo xiomnahetu enldyhr oeudor fws h ahtet ermed
"pucrien eomvae"tr hc eo urosfaec artehesarpt a nfinfteydy ea.Ar ssa na uteur
operawtiitnhtgih snet usdyisot heedm e,v elaonpa esds iduouest hmwiaockir,nk hg i s
producsthioooantne s x ericnmi asseps r oducetfifiocnian edne cnya blhiintmgo
accompsluicashb h o untoeuotuposuf tt e r.Ar sot rhpeo pulparrolcyl a"iMamsetodef r
Suspenhseae,r, g"u abbelttyth eaanrny o thdeirr ekcnteotwrh ,ie m portoafpn accei ng
antdi m;ib nogtahri en tetgotr haselu ccoefcs osm eadnysd u spense-o-fht ihse tools
traHdeee .x perimweintnthae rdr altein;vgh etis hsh orfitlemBs,ot nV oya(g1e49 4),
runsa pproxitmwaetnetlyy minhuitlseo sn,g ewshNtoi rlfiteblh yNm o,r thwest
(1959,)r unasp proxitmwahoto eularyns td w enmtiyn uHteeo sft.e mna nagteotd a ke
timoeuo tfh iisn tesncshee fodruc laer ouasnivdna gc at;ifo orne ixnagmphleane d,
hiwsi feA,l mar,e vistihteheiodrn eymsoioStnteM .,o ritz, Farnonamun ae lalrlyy.
ageaH,si tchbcioocgrka DpohnearSl pdo tpoo ionutHtsi, t chcfaovcokr'pisat set ime
wamse moritzriasnicgnh edffiualre2ks0 . W) hadto a llt hoefes lee mehnatvisen
commo?nT imAes.a p rofessaisoa nnarta islt,a, n ads af amilmya nt,h e regoufl ation
timwea osf p riimmep orttanAocl free Hdi tchcock.
AlfreHdi tchcwoaacslk s roa iasseaC d h ristiEarniR.co hAmsea rnC dl aude
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faitahn bde l,di aemfnaatnirdoe nd empgtuiiaolnntid, n noeca,en ncdco uenstoslt her
centtrhaelmt ehsa t dsepveecliofiopcu oatfhl ilrsye ligiousI nC hherriisttaigaen.
cosmgoylt,eoh steh emaerse preodnti hcpear teemtdih saet w otrhltedh ,o usgihn ful,
wacsr eaatsae nd orsdyesrtoleryam, tl eabsyat n, orGdoedrIa.l m yn oatr gnugti hat
Hitchschoacrtkeh de assoufWm ipltliPioaanlm te hyne,i neteeennttuphrr-yoc ponent
ofn atutrhaelo logy, thtahtee x riesctoeagnn ncaietz uoiorrnfadgw le o ru llde aodn e
toa ssutmhea t itwsa oscr rdeeharotlwoyer;v H eirt,c hwcaopsce kr soannadl ly
artistiincfaatlulayt ed awnitdti hm eo radinendrfa ttuhaiistts ie omnp ebrye d
Chsrtiiparni ncaicpqlueiisrn e fohdr imsa tyievaeHr ist.c hhciomcskse ali"fdhI ,a ad
strrieclti,gu piboruisn. gi.Ind .go nt'htiI nc kab ne l abealC eadt haotrliibscut it,t
mayb et hoante e'asru lpyib rngiinnflgu enmcaensl' isaafe n gdu idheiissn teesrts"
(quoitnSe pdo Dtaor,1k 5 ).
Thoutghshoi bseswsiittohin ma eno dr dieosrft eant turtietbdo Ehnigsl isohrn ess
hiisd iosycnhcarraatIci tcamae trbtr,ui titnhpgir se domitnoa nwhtoilrsyl dview,
whiwcahsf un damentaslhlaeypdb yb otChhr istoiratdnho oxayn mdo dernity. The
centmreatla pthhoGarot d t,hd ei vcilnoec k-cmraekaeatrnoe, rd d eredi sw orld
mirrorbeyHd i tchccoacmkea'opps e arainnRc eeaW ri ndiownw hihcehi sse en
windaic nlgo Tchka.ct l omcekt apIhp orro,p ionsso eit,r relbeuvrtaa ntth,e r,
supresmieglnyi fiHcivsani te.ow f time oins s apb eacsiefiCdch arlilsyt ian
interiporonefo t radteUrn.l itkhdeee idset- Chriswtoiralndiivznwie hediw t chhe
SupreBmeieni grs e moatneid m perstohpneea rls,p etchtiaintv foermHs i tchcock's
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wordke monsatc roastmteoh sia csto nstrounc tpterhdie nl cteih pat rCpehrreissetn ts
the incoarnfGa otdia ontndh fuel fillmeonfGt o da'nsc ipernotm oifss ael vation.
WhaItw idlelm onsittsrh aHatitet c cohcuks'aesn mdan iptuilooafnc oncetpitmuea l
iisn timcaotnneelcytw eidtC hh risptrciiianpnol fleasanw d o rder.
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pertatiotn himenu gr doefhr i wsi feE.v einnB onVo yaegvee,t nhw ea thcehl ps
detertmhinena ert riarvees olAurtgibuolanty.h, e bleitnwkte iemnane dt hsep iritual
connotoaftwli aaonnodsr daerrpe r esienen vte ornyoe fH itchcfiolcmkFs'o.sr
exampilnTe h,3e 9 S te(p91s3 5S)t,r anogne Trars a (i1n59 1,V) ert(i91g5o)8 an,d
ThBei r(d91s6 3t)i,mi efsu n damelnyt alliwnitkoher dd erd iasnodrT dobe esr u.r e,
timsee ranv eusn dneiaebxlopes itfuonrcyt iinao nln la rtriafivlem Hsi.t chcock's
filmnso,ut n ltirktaedi ioCnhrails mtoirana plliateyyxs p,l tahitanhtc e r eaotredde r
habse codmies joanidnn teeedtd obs e corarnetdch trieesds ,p onsfailblnisool tni ltyy
tot hree ligoirco iuvisin cs tiiotnbusuta,tl tsoot he indrievsiiddoueftan hlta st
creoantT.ih isac einst trhaelim neo rhtodCohxr istthieaonlr eopgrye siensn utcehd
essetnetxiatastsl h c ea tescmhawilr itoiftn ghRseo maCnah tolCihcu racnhd the
confesssitoantaelm emnotsPstr ootfed setnaonmtoi nnsa.t i