For people into movies and genre fiction in general, you may have heard of the term MacGuffin, which was coined by Alfred Hitchcock. It is one of these concepts which I have been obsessing about, both in my own writing venture and in the crime and spy fiction I read. I finally found online the anecdote where Hitchcock explains what it is on The Dick Cavett Show. I had read the story, but never heard it straight from Hitchcock's mouth. I find it fascinating.
Saturday, 18 January 2020
What is a MacGuffin?
Labels:
Alfred Hitchcock,
books,
crime fiction,
Dick Cavett,
film,
littérature policière,
livre,
livres,
MacGuffin,
movie,
spy fiction
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I've learned something new here today, thanks!
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