The Rebirth of Suspense: Slowness and Atmosphere in Cinema
By Rick Warner
Hardcover
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By Rick Warner
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Longlist, 2025 Moving Image Book Award, Kraszna-Krausz Foundation
Winner, 2025 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Bronze Medal, 2025 Eiffel Award - Cinema Interpretation, Eiffel Foundation
Typically, films are suspenseful when they keep us on the edge of our seats, when glimpses of a turning doorknob, a ticking clock, or a looming silhouette quicken our pulses. Exemplified by Alfred Hitchcock’s masterworks and the countless thrillers they influenced, such films captivate viewers with propulsive...
Winner, 2025 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Bronze Medal, 2025 Eiffel Award - Cinema Interpretation, Eiffel Foundation
Typically, films are suspenseful when they keep us on the edge of our seats, when glimpses of a turning doorknob, a ticking clock, or a looming silhouette quicken our pulses. Exemplified by Alfred Hitchcock’s masterworks and the countless thrillers they influenced, such films captivate viewers with propulsive...






















