Director Johan Grimonprez's film DOUBLE TAKE reimagines Alfred Hitchcock as a history professor, entangled in a Cold War era mystery. The movie weaves together a vast array of TV footage, employing Hitchcock's iconic film "The Birds" as a symbol of the relentless threat to domestic security from the dawn of moving images to the present day.
Double Take
Alfred Hitchcock plays a paranoid history professor, caught in a double take on the Cold War era, as Director Johan Grimonprez weaves together meticulous TV footage and incorporates "The Birds" as a crucial metaphor.
