Thirteen Conversations About the Same Thing. It is a pity I didn't analyze
the structure of the film better since it clearly was inspired by Wallace
Stevens's zen like poem, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, in
thirteen stanzas.

Susanna Chandler





on 6/23/03 4:21 PM, W. McCarthy at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> In the opening scenes of Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt," the
> evil uncle emerges from a boarding house whose street number is 13.
> This, with several other details, immediately sets the tone for a
> film that is replete with allusions to a variety of superstitions --
> particularly apt because the uncle is in fact conceived to be a kind
> of vampire. You really should consider this film in your study.
> I would be happy to fill out your questionnaire.
>
> Best,
> W. McCarthy
>
>
> <--- mine (supra) responds to yours (infra) --->
> :
>> I am currently researching and writing a book on the number 13, which will
>> include a section on 13 (and related superstitions) in film and on TV.  If
>> anyone can direct me to films/TV shows that have featured the number
>> 13 (other than
>> Friday the 13th), I would be grateful. Separately, if anyone has the time and
>> inclination to answer a general interest questionnaire on superstitions
>> surrounding 13, email me--and I can send it on directly. Thank you.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Author of The Outsider and Broken Beaks
>>
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