Plot vs. Story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious

Continuing our series on the difference between Plot and Story, this week we examine Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious. Hitchcock and screenwriter Ben Hecht crafted one of the director’s most gripping spy thrillers around his most famous of MacGuffins—Uranium...

Plot vs. Story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo

Discussion of the difference between plot and story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Hitchcock and screenwriter Samuel Taylor were both aware of the gaping hole in the plot, and yet it’s the emotional story of the characters played by James Stewart and Kim...