Rear Window and the Representation of Gender

For this piece I intend to look at the representation of gender within the film Rear Window (Hitchcock, USA,1954) and how this relates to moral and social ethics of both the present day and when the film was made. In Rear Window, the representation of femininity, is a traditionally misogynist point of view for the bulk of the film. From the opening scenes, it is instantly apparent that Hitchcock is indulging in a typical male …

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