Hmmm, what could Saul Bass and Hitchcock be trying to tell us about the director and the film to come? For some reason the word "voyeur" comes to mind. Another, broader question as we continue on with this series of posts, might be how far can we/should we go in taking the title card from a director's credit as both literal signature and sign of authorship to be read for its meaning? As usual, Hitchock provides a paradigmatic example of the kind of image that I think is ripe for auteurist investigation but which has rarely been examined by auteur critics. Or does anyone know of an essay or article that has taken a director's title card into serious account?
Okay. So have at it in the comments and post your own significant example of a director's title card. (Retinal Damage back on the air -- and a big shout out to Mookie for keeping the faith better than any of us!)
