Documentary ’78/52′ Explores The Killer From Hitchcock’s Classic ‘Psycho’ : Watch Trailer and Latest Updates

• New documentary '78/52′ draws upon Alfred Hitchcock's celebrated film Psycho
• The documentary examines how Hitchcock shot the shower scene that went on to make history
• 78/52 will have a theatrical release on October 13

Washington D.C, September 1, 2017 : The trailer to 78/52 opens with Alfred Hitchcock's distinctive voice that instantly brings goose-bumps, "I once made a movie. It was intended to cause people to scream and yell, but I was horrified that some people took it seriously." Hitchcock's film 'Psycho' changed the heartbeat of the world, and made the shower-scene immortal. And the documentary 78/52 aims to explore just that!

78/52, directed by Alexandre O. Philippe will present a detailed frame-by-frame analysis of the iconic shower scene from Psycho in an attempt to know more about 'the man behind the curtain'.

The title of the documentary sounds as intriguing as the original sequence was.

If you are wondering about it, '78/52' refers to the 78 set-ups and the 52 cuts that were taken to accomplish the iconic shower scene; a singular event that had taken one-quarter of Psycho's shooting schedule.

For director O. Philippe, the murder in the shower scene was a critical and defining cultural moment; he calls it "the most important scene in the history of motion pictures". According to him, the 3-minute long scene was "the culmination of decades of experimentation for Mr. Hitchcock, and the purest expression of his absolute mastery of the art and craft of film-making."

Analyzing 'The Man Behind The Curtain'

Hitchock had once admitted that the shower scene was his only motivation to make a film in the first place. And rightly so! The film (and the scene) went on to become one of the most celebrated works in the global film-making industry.

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As per the trailer, 78/52 presents a captivating analysis of O. Philippe's interpretation of this iconic scene that altered the course of world cinema.

The documentary is believed to explore the murder scene wherein the crook Marion Crane (character played by Janet Leigh) was repeatedly slashed with a knife by an intruder from different angles and perspectives. Additionally, the documentary will pay special emphasis on the technical aspects of shooting and the sequence's impact on the culture and practice of movie-making.

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The trailer also reveals that the documentary aims to uncover the depiction of violence by critically studying the allusions and double meaning created by Hitchcock in the original 3 minutes-long sequence.

Following its Sundance premier, the makers have now released the trailer of the documentary ahead of its theatrical release which has generated immense curiosity among viewers worldwide.

Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, the documentary features in-depth interviews of filmmakers, critics and fans including Guillermo del Toro, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eli Roth and Peter Bogdanovich among others.

It is captivating, it is enthralling; 78/52 is being touted as a multifaceted master class that makes for a intriguing piece of cinematic detective work.

78/52 will be officially released across all digital platforms on October 13

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