Nelson Decorative and Fine Arts Society

A 60 minute illustrated lecture 'The Mistress of Menace and the Master of Suspense' presented by John Francis

Daphne Du Maurier and Alfred Hitchcock had much in common. Du Maurier is sometimes described as a romantic novelist but this is completely misleading.
Like Hitchcock, she dealt with themes of loneliness, gender, fear, suspense and gothic imagery.
In their work they built compelling and complex emotional landscapes for their characters.
Although they never met, the pair produced three cultural landmarks of the 20th century in Jamaica Inn, Rebecca and The Birds.
In this lecture John will explore Hitchcock's, 'The Birds' (1963).
We will closely unpack some of the essential scenes in the film and look at the masterful techniques both on the page and on the screen

Following the lecture there is the opportunity to meet John and socialise over a glass of Greenhough wine, or sparking water, and a sandwich