Meanings
comparative more Hitchcockesque · superlative most Hitchcockesque
- Reminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British filmmaker and producer; suspenseful; of the nature of a psychological thriller.
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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 thriller elements (a bloody murder) and tender harp chords for the supernatural apparitions (the moving Maura).
2014, Paul Julian Smith, Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar, Verso, London/New York, third edition, page 192Synonyms: Hitchcockian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveReminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British filmmaker and producer; suspenseful; of the nature of a psychological thriller.
Origin
Translations
French hitchcockesque
- hitchcockesquereminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock
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Hitchcockesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hitchcockesque
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