Emma Enticott joins Clare to discuss Rear Window in this episode, focusing specifically on Hitchcock's use of cinematography and mise-en-scene within the film. Emma's interpretation of the film is refreshing, and moves away from the standard examination of Jeff and Lisa's relationship to a deep dive into Hitchcock's message about the social hierarchy of his time, as well as highlighting the paradox that it is tragedy that brings the community of the film together, not happiness. Every character in the film is lonely, and isolated (despite the relationship they might be in) and it is in investigating and interrogating the reason for this loneliness that the interesting analysis can occur. 

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