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    TheFormerJuneBronson: I adore his work, but I'm glad I'll never have to work with him. I don't have to like him to like his work; whatever's up with him doesn't spoil my en... more »
    krismry: The question of whether one can separate personal behavior and serious character flaws from an artist's body of work is sort of perennially unanswerab... more »
    exelizabeth: Hollywood abusive towards women?!? Never! more »
    Understater: I just have on question: Is there such thing as an icy brunette?! more »
    Wit is periodically disensouled: You know, watching his movies, it always seemed to me that most of the time the entire POV of the movie led one to identify with the lead actress. I'... more »
    beatrice2000: I'm remembering Bill Mumy on a child star special saying that when he was fidgeting on the set of Alfred Hitchcock Presents as a kid, Hitchcock went o... more »
    AbJams: If Hitchcock sexually harassed any women ever, that is entirely unaccaptable and inappropriate. However, him treating his actresses badly is not an ex... more »
    Lizawithazee: I bet Shirley MacLaine didn't let him treat her that way, even though she was a mere sprout when they worked together. more »
    emilyanne: As someone else has pointed out the coffin doll to Melanie Griffiths story is pretty well known. Hitchcock has long had a reputation as voyeur/ peepin... more »
    andBegorrah: Lacanian psychoanalysis can suck it (SEE WHAT I DID THERE), but I highly recommend Zizek's Pervert's Guide to Cinema, which is obsessive about Hitchco... more »
    SarahHeartburn: Actually this news has been around for years, including the harassment of Hedren, the coffin-doll gift for Melanie, his psych-outs of other actresses.... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: He was known as a freaky task master as early on as Rebecca. This was not something that was be a shcok thrown on any actress at that time. I think of... more »
    SisterMaryMartha: Perhaps Waldo Lydecker was partially based on Alfred. more »
    Easybreezy: I think he was totally deranged, but I love his movies--one reason being for his complicated treatment of women in them. Also, the female supporting c... more »
    PatsyStone: The fact that he fucked with actresses' heads is not news. He 'lost' Grace Kelly to Monaco, and Tippie Hedren was never quite good enough for him. H... more »
  • #alfredhitchcock

    Alfred Hitchcock: Genius? Misogynist?