De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire

De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire

Billy Wilder’s One, Two, Three (1961) and Alfred Hitchcock’s Topaz (1969) were not successful when released. This essay argues that in spite of this lack of critical acclaim, they are worth revisiting today: their respective plots—the former, farcical, the latter, rather nebulous—dissimulate subtle...

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Main Author: Julie Michot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2019-09-01
Series:Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines
Subjects:
Alfred Hitchcock
Billy Wilder
Topaz
One
Two
Three
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/11864
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De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire
Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines
Alfred Hitchcock
Billy Wilder
Topaz
One
Two
Three
author_facet Julie Michot
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title De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire
title_short De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire
title_full De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire
title_fullStr De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire
title_full_unstemmed De la porte de Brandebourg à La Havane : Wilder, Hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire
title_sort de la porte de brandebourg à la havane : wilder, hitchcock et l’héritage révolutionnaire
publisher Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
series Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines
issn 1765-2766
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Billy Wilder’s One, Two, Three (1961) and Alfred Hitchcock’s Topaz (1969) were not successful when released. This essay argues that in spite of this lack of critical acclaim, they are worth revisiting today: their respective plots—the former, farcical, the latter, rather nebulous—dissimulate subtle ideological stances all the more unexpected because neither Wilder nor Hitchcock were known for making their political views public. The aim of this essay is to study the devices used by both whether in their script or filming, to illustrate their vision of capitalism and communism. The two directors did criticize the revolutionary heritage—but in the midst of the Cold War, they also took an unsupportive attitude towards the proposed model of their adopted country.
topic Alfred Hitchcock
Billy Wilder
Topaz
One
Two
Three
url http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/11864
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