78/52
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2017 · Documentary

78/52

78 camera setups. 52 cuts. The scene that changed cinema forever.

Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe

An unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho — the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema. Sundance 2017.

In 78 setups and 52 cuts, the shower sequence in Psycho ripped apart cinema’s definition of horror. Director Alexandre O. Philippe breaks down this notorious scene shot by shot, with Guillermo del Toro, Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Bogdanovich, Bret Easton Ellis and Danny Elfman.

Premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Released by IFC Midnight.

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Executive Producers: Felix Gill, Joey Porcelli, Randy Pharo