Michael Powell's "Peeping Tom" and Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" were both released in 1960. Both films concern mentally ill young adult males who were made so by parental abuse. Both are living in the houses of their childhoods, both are homicidal and both experience crises when confronted with the attractions and fears generated by meeting and relating to a young woman.My questions for the list are how did these two very different (but British born) directors come to share so similar a view? And with such similar views, how could these films have had such directly opposite results for the careers of their directors? In this regard, it should be noted that "Psycho" augmented Hitchcock's already magnificent reputation, while "Peeping Tom" badly damaged Michael Powell's for a time. "Success is going from failure to failure without the loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill Sincerely, Peter S. Latham ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]