Alfred Hitchcock is bored

The instinctive psychology of a great film director is so complex that it defies explanation by biography. The work of the great directors is an entire world from which we have much to learn. The psychology of Hitchcock is one example, interpreted herein on the basis of the recurring theme of boredom. The characters in Hitchcock’s films escape from confinement in a monotonous life by being confronted by the specific emotion of suspense.