Sandra Shevey takes visitors to New York on a suspenseful excursion through Manhattan and Queens in the footsteps of director Alfred Hitchcock who immortalised some of New York City`s most romantic neighborhoods in 9 of his New York-based films.
The walk which goes every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday throughout the year, lasts for 3 hours and departs at llam. The cost is $25 excl Metrocard.
The voyage takes us to such locales as midtown Manhattan, Greenwich Village, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills and Astoria.
Films profiled include `North by Northwest`, `The Wrong Man`, `Strangers on a Train`, `Topaz`, `Rear Window` and `Spellbound`.
Seeing the actual sites of Hitchcock`s locations enables us to understand the distortions- ie the ways that his imagination transformed sites. The result allows us to penetrate the magic of this masterful genius.
All tours bookable in advance at sandrashevey@yahoo.com
About the Author
Sandra Shevey has been profiling film since l968 and interviewed the director Alfred Hitchcock in l972. She has authored numerous articles and several books both and has also taught cinema at several universities in America. She became a permanent British resident in the eighties and as a member of the older unemployed devised the Alfred Hitchcock London Locations Walk.