OUGD401 : Alfred Hitchcock : Famous Scenes

One of Hitchcock's most controversial scenes of his career came from Psycho. The shower scene became a one of the most talked about scenes in films history. In the scene Janet Leigh is taking a shower when she is suddenly stabbed to death. The nudity in this scene made production companies very nervous as they had to meet specific certification standards. Hitchcock fought against the cutting of the shower scene by saying they were suggesting nudity but not actually showing it.

The scene is shot with a series of different camera shots and with this comes suggestions of violence and nudity.

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