Hitchcockian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hitchcock +‎ -ian.

Adjective[edit]

Hitchcockian (comparative more Hitchcockian, superlative most Hitchcockian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.
    • 2006, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, Slavoj Žižek (actor):
      What is this tree? I think it's another in the series of Hitchcockian big things, like the Mount Rushmore statues, or to take another example, like Moby Dick. This tree is not simply a natural object. It is within our mental space what in psychoanalysis is called “the thing”.

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