About this episode

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith analyze Hitchcock's portrayal of the collapse of respectability in 'Psycho'.

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack how Hitchcock stages the collapse of respectability in a world where sex is visible but not yet accepted.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith

Topics covered

• Hitchcock
• film analysis
• respectability
• sex in film
• Psycho
• family dynamics

Keywords

• Hitchcock
• Psycho
• film analysis
• respectability
• sex
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psycho

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