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REAR WINDOW
  • Screening:Week Seven
  • Reading: Bertolini and Ferrara
  • Discussion questions:

1) Bertolini article:
A. How does he use the head of Medusa?

B. How does he read Hitchcock's appearance?

C. In what sense does he say that Jefferies is dreaming?

2) Ferrara reading:

A. She says it's not a film about voyeurism but about the various ways that people relate to one another through seeing. Lisa has to learn the validity of Jeff's seeing and his seeing must take into account her perceptions, what she has to contribute. Agree or disagree? Support with specific examples.