78/52

78/52
Film poster
Directed by	Alexandre O. Philippe
Written by	Alexandre O. Philippe
Produced by	Kerry Deignan Roy
Cinematography	Robert Muratore
Edited by	Chad Herschberger
Music by	Jon Hegel
Distributed by	IFC Midnight
Release date	October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$46,838

78/52 is a 2017 American documentary film written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. It is about the shower scene in the 1960 horror film Psycho. In the scene, Marion, played by Janet Leigh, takes a shower at the Bates Motel and is stabbed to death. The scene contains 78 camera setups and 52 cuts, which is why the documentary is titled 78/52. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released on October 13, 2017.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 88 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's consensus reads: "78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene takes a look at one of modern cinema's most memorable moments, offering insights of value to cineastes and casual viewers alike." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Godfrey Cheshire of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are no interviewees here who question the value of Psycho or its impact on the culture. That's because it's basically a fan's film, of course. But it's also testament to the power and mastery of a movie that, nearly 60 years on, still feels as modern, complex and cutting-edge as any film released in 2017."

External links

• 78/52 at IMDb