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Hitchcockesque
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English
Etymology
From en Hitchcock esque.
Adjective
Reminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British filmmaker and producer; suspenseful; of the nature of a psychological thriller.
en 2014 Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar Verso, London/New York, third edition Paul Julian Smith 192 Even the original score [of Volver] by Almodóvar's close collaborator Alberto Iglesias, recently Oscar-nominated for The Constant Gardener (film) The Constant Gardener (Fernando Meirelles, 2005), is discreet and unshowy. Deftly echoing Almodóvar's frequent changes in register, Iglesias offers Hitchcockesque strings for the thriller elements (a bloody murder) and tender harp chords for the supernatural apparitions (the moving Carmen Maura Maura).
Synonyms
Hitchcockian
Translations
reminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock
French: fr hitchcockesque mf
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