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Taneli Topelius <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 20 May 2000 16:34:22 +0300
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Hi,

Leo Enticknap wrote:
> All the prints of PSYCHO I have shown have an Academy matte throughout,
> apart from one or two of the shots of Janet Leigh in the shower, which have
> a 1:1.66 mask - I guess, in order to avoid showing any cleavage.

According to Robin Wood, the 1.66 mask was there not to avoid showing
any cleavage, but to conceal the fact that Janet Leigh DID actually have
her clothes on during filming that scene.

-Taneli Topelius
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