For the last second of suspense, everything has to be done step by step. All the foreshadowing, the shaping of the image, the weaving of the character network... After everything is done, the last-second ending can be established.
This is the driving force of the suspense narrative.
Hitchcock completes his suspense by showing and hiding. Clouzot, on the other hand, relies on the whole narrative. In other words, Clouzot has to do more and more detailed. Figuratively speaking, Hitchcock pulled and stretched with two hands, while Clouzot used two hands to roll.
Features of photography.
The composure is just right for creating suspense - for Clouzot's style, and for the way. All-inclusive - this is very different from Hitchcock's possession. From the side, this point is similar to what Lao Xi hero sees.
In the control of the atmosphere, Clouzot is natural and plain, while Hitchcock's stage play is outstanding.
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