BBC News - Olympian effort behind the saving of the Hitchcock nine

BBC News - Olympian effort behind the saving of the Hitchcock nine:

The Pleasure Garden gives an insight into Hitchcock's later stylistic devices 

From the story:

In addition to the nine restored works, a major Alfred Hitchcock retrospective encompassing all of his surviving films will be held at the BFI Southbank in London between August and October.

The BFI hopes the Hitchcock season will burnish the Leytonstone-born film-maker's reputation as a central figure in British artistic and cultural history - and also introduce him to a new generation of film fans.

"There's a similarity between Hitchcock and Charles Dickens, who wrote incredibly commercial, popular novels but also created some of the most brilliant literature ever written in this country," says Baker.

"Hitchcock did exactly the same thing. He created an incredibly commercial, popular cinema but he did it with a profound artistry.

"Too many people still see film as a disposable art form but if you analyse what Hitchcock was doing you can understand the genius at work.

"I think he's at the top of any list of the most important creative artists Britain has ever produced."