The Blonde Who Knew Too Much: Revisiting Marnie

Though it may not be one of Hitchcock's most famous or revered works, Marnie offers modern viewers a unique opportunity to undertake alternative readings of the text. Nathan Smith explores the strong queer elements that can be found throughout the film, and specifically relating to the eponymous character, demonstrating why Marnie deserves to be acknowledged as a truly unique and important feature within the Hitchcock collection.

Additional keywords: Middle years, senior secondary, Alfred Hitchcock, queer cinema, Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Tania Modleski, Lee Edelman, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, homosexuality, Roland Barthes, Alexander Doty, oppositional reading, subtext, motherhood, maternity, Camille Paglia, symbolism, Hitchcock blonde, sexism.