Dryden Roundtable: Alfred Hitchcock - The American Years

Director Alfred Hitchcock was enticed to Hollywood in the late 1930s, immediately directing three Best Picture nominees and crafting some of the most biting satires of American life, as seen through the lens of thrills and chills. What made Hitchcock so ready to take on American culture and society, creating uniquely American villains and monsters to haunt our dreams. Our panel will discuss the last 35 years of Hitchcock’s career and how it has affected his lasting legacy.

Featuring:

Deborah Sutherland, St. John Fisher

Carter Soles, SUNY Brockport

Jonathan Baldo, Eastman School of Music

Jared Case, George Eastman Museum