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Hitchcockesque

Hitchcockesque adjective: reminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British filmmaker and producer; suspenseful; of the nature of a psychological thriller.

Adjective

Hitchcockesque (comparative more Hitchcockesque, superlative most Hitchcockesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British filmmaker and producer; suspenseful; of the nature of a psychological thriller.
    • Even the original score [of Volver] by Almodóvar's close collaborator Alberto Iglesias, recently Oscar-nominated for The Constant Gardener (Fernando Meirelles, 2005), is discreet and unshowy. Deftly echoing Almodóvar's frequent changes in register, Iglesias offers Hitchcockesque strings for the...2014, Paul Julian Smith, Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar, Verso, London/New York, third edition, page 192
    Synonyms:
    Hitchcockian

Synonyms of Hitchcockesque

Forms of Hitchcockesque

comparativemore Hitchcockesque
superlativemost Hitchcockesque

Origin of Hitchcockesque

From Hitchcock + -esque.

Questions about Hitchcockesque

What does Hitchcockesque mean?
Hitchcockesque means reminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British filmmaker and producer; suspenseful; of the nature of a psychological thriller.
What part of speech is Hitchcockesque?
Hitchcockesque is an adjective.

Words near Hitchcockesque in the dictionary

  1. hitch-hikes
  2. hitch-hiking
  3. Hitcham
  4. Hitchcock
  5. Hitchcock County
  6. Hitchcockesque
  7. Hitchcockian
  8. Hitchcocks
  9. Hitchcott
  10. Hitchcox
  11. hitched

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