Film & Discussion : the 39 Steps (UK, 1935) July 23, 2008

Alfred Hitchcock's stunning early masterwork, 'The 39 Steps,' has been twice remade, imitated by everyone (including Hitchcock himself) and is now a smash Broadway comedy. Come to the cinema to watch and discuss this exhilarating classic. Film-maker Glenn Andreiev will introduce the film and discuss the film's production, and how it broke and re-shuffled the rules of movie-making. Afterwards, Andreiev and the audience will discuss how Hitchcock took the simple concept of an innocent vacationer (Robert Donat) hurled into a world of evil masterminds, police chases, and constant inescapable danger, and made what many critics feel is one of the greatest, most exciting spy thrillers ever filmed.