時間靜止在黑暗的稜線上我們站立於花開的一側想像死亡是樹，想像一個沒有困惑沒有孤獨的午後靜靜分食彼此的血肉靜靜共舞〈後窗〉（Rear Window）─攝影師意外因腿傷而足不出戶，閑來無事透過後窗觀察鄰居們。某天，看到對窗的推銷員夫婦發生爭執，當晚發現鄰居先生數度冒雨走出家門，隔日發現更多異常舉止，鄰居太太也從她卧病甚久的床上消失了……一切都令傑弗瑞不安。〈謀殺案後的早晨〉（Morning After Murder）─劇情轉折在，偵探究竟如何與謀殺有所關聯─僅僅作為一名調查者，又或涉及更險惡的事件。令人不安的自我猜疑，讓讀者不斷質疑經典的「是或否」問題─即他是否參與其中。〈兩宗謀殺，一樁罪案〉（Two Murders, One Crime）─故事第一部分描述一名無辜者，如何被誣告謀殺而被處決。凸顯了警察的無能─完全聽信目擊者的言詞。無辜者遭到處決之後，故事隨即轉向：警方發現了真正的兇手，卻無從起訴他，因為這意味著他們必須承認，自己誤會無辜者而使他慘遭處死的過失……這篇故事中，一窺法律體系與人心的執著癡念，也見證機遇是如何決定一個人的生死。〈墳墓般死寂〉（Silent as the Grave）─男人向妻子坦承，曾在過去殺害他人，妻子答應保守秘密。但當男子的前上司死於非命，妻子便被丈夫是否涉及其中的問題折磨著，直到她決定深入探索，又陷入更深的懷疑中。〈瘋狂之屋〉（Crazy House）─一名土木工程師被誣陷，在一間老屋子裡謀殺了女子，他必須回到案發現場找出兇手，才能證明清白。然而，自他在那晚逃離後，屋子就被重新布置過，而他也必須在黑暗中探索陌生的大廳，並以機智勝取真正的罪魁禍首。〈紐約藍調〉（New York Blues）─一名男子獨坐黑暗的房間裡，懷疑自己殺了心愛的女人，而受內心責難與折磨，並等待「死亡」前來取走他的性命。他將真正的自我攤開來審視，而失憶、妄想、恐懼與焦慮也隨之淹沒他。★電影史巨擘、緊張大師―希區考克（Alfred Hitchcock）經典改編原著★ [ fps ]書系：導演與小說家的跨文本經典對話，精彩第二彈★康乃爾．伍立奇為黑色小說先鋒，其作品備受推理大師級作家雷蒙．錢德勒（Raymond Chandler）、艾勒里．昆恩（Ellery Queen）與日本推理小說之父江戶川亂步（Edogawa Ranpo）高度推崇；犯罪小說家勞倫斯．卜洛克（Law
Cornell Woolrich, best known as the author of "Rear Window," is unsurpassed in his ability to create and sustain sheer suspense. In his tales of terror, ordinary people find themselves in the most ex
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window is one of the icons of American filmmaking. A perfect example of Hollywood cinema at its best, it is an engaging piece of entertainment as well as a fascinating meditat
In the process of providing the most extensive analysis of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window to date, John Fawell also dismantles many myths and cliches about Hitchcock, particularly in regard to his att
A detailed overview of Hitchcock's skill in developing the story from intriguing start to shattering climax. A shot-by-shot analysis, using the shooting script as text, describes how Hitchcock's tech
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