36. Master of suspense

suspense (n)

ragard (v)

innocent (a)

accuse of doing sth

acknowledged (v)

distributor (n)

be on the shelf

worthy of sth (a)

reflect on the thin line

haunt

throughout

hand-cranked

silent movie

blockbuster thriller

His subject matter courted controversy and his style alternately baffled and thrilled audiences and critics alike

In retrospect, it is clear that his genius stems from his natural understanding of the language of film and his ability to exploit the potential of the cinema to the full.

film theorist

superior

run-of-the-mill

As a result, Hitchcock’s celluloid world of glamour, terror, thrills and fear continues to come under the scrunity of academics, film historians and critics