Sandra Shevey takes visitors to New York on a suspenseful
excursion through Manhattan and Queens in the footsteps of
director Alfred Hitchcock who immortalised some of New York
City`s most romantic neighborhoods in 9 of his New York-based
films.
The walk which goes every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
throughout the year, lasts for 3 hours and departs at llam. The
cost is $25 excl Metrocard.
The voyage takes us to such locales as midtown Manhattan,
Greenwich Village, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills and Astoria.
Films profiled include `North by Northwest`, `The Wrong Man`,
`Strangers on a Train`, `Topaz`, `Rear Window` and `Spellbound`.
Seeing the actual sites of Hitchcock`s locations enables us to
understand the distortions- ie the ways that his imagination
transformed sites. The result allows us to penetrate the magic
of this masterful genius.
All tours bookable in advance at sandra_shevey@yahoo.com
About the author:
Sandra Shevey has been profiling film since l968 and interviewed
the director Alfred Hitchcock in l972. She has authored numerous
articles and several books both and has also taught cinema at
several universities in America. She became a permanent British
resident in the eighties and as a member of the older unemployed
devised the Alfred Hitchcock London Locations Walk.
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