Hitchcock’s notion of the extreme importance of the call, symbolized by telephone:
Psycho:
Sheriff calls Norman
Rear Window:
Stewart sends Kelly to the killer’s place, then calls the killer, killer then calls on the phone before going to Stewart’s place.
Strangers on the Train:
Use of phone multiple times throughout the plot
Dial M for Murder:
The inner workings of the phone are shown as the call is put through.
Filmic time is longer than real time, which emphasizes the telephone’s importance and tension due to the delay.
Impact:
Schlesinger, Sunday Bloody Sunday
Kieslowski, Red?
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