PVSC: "The Best of Alfred Hitchcock, Part 2" - Jay Sherwin, Instructor
Tuesdays September 29, October 6, 13, 20
Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Location: Zoom (not recorded due to movie copyright)
Cost: $35.00 with PVSC or other MSCN membership
Don't let this course disappear before you register! If you are a member of any Maine Senior College Network (MSCN) college, and not a member of Penobscot Valley Senior College (PVSC), please email the PVSC office with your name, email, phone, and mailing address and indicate which senior college you are connected to. Once the membership fee is adjusted, you will be able to register for the course, just paying the course fee.
Description
In the 1940s and 1950s, Alfred Hitchcock was at his artistic and professional peak as a filmmaker. In this online course, we’ll discuss eight Hitchcock films for that era, focusing on two films each week that share a common theme. PVSC and Jay Sherwin hope that many of you will be able to watch the films on your own, before we discuss them in class. However, if you don't have time to watch all of them in advance, that's okay --Jay has designed the course to be fun and interesting, even if you haven't seen the films or haven't seen them lately. Join us for another lively trip into the fascinating, unsettling world of lovers, spies, and voyeurs that Hitchcock created on film.
Where to Watch Them
Most of the films are available to rent online through platforms like Amazon Prime Video or Fandango At Home. Some are also available to watch for free (with ads) on Filmzie or Tubi. If you prefer to watch DVD's, the films are pretty inexpensive to purchase on DVD, or perhaps you can borrow the DVD's from your public library.
Please note that we will not be recording this course. The film clips I show are copyrighted materials, so we're not allowed to record them for future viewing. I hope you will join me live each week for the four-session course.
Film list
Jay has chosen eight more great Hitchcock films for this course, focusing on two each week that share a common theme.
Week 1 September 29: Domestic Drama
Rebecca and Suspicion
Week 2 October 6: International Intrigue
Foreign Correspondent and Saboteur
Week 3 October 13: Here's Looking at You, Part 1
Rope and Psycho
Week 4 October 20: Here's Looking at You, Part 2
Rear Window and Vertigo
Instructor: Jay Sherwin
Jay Sherwin is a writer and consultant who has been watching, studying, and enjoying Hitchcock films for decades. He created a walking tour of Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco that attracts fans from around the world, and he loves to share his Hitchcock obsession with fellow film lovers everywhere. He has taught this online course for adult learning programs nationwide.
Bonus
Interested members who are taking the course will be able to meet at UMA-Bangor campus, Eastport Hall Room 135 (128 Texas Ave, Bangor) from 4:00-6:00 PM on Thursday Oct. 8 to watch "Rear Window" and on Thursday Oct. 15 to watch "Vertigo." Popcorn included! Please join us!
