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David Lynch’s Vertigo


Ten ways Hitchcock’s 60-year-old masterpiece Vertigo shaped Lynch’s universe.

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Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

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HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

5 Frames from Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958)

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

From Vertigo to Psycho, how Hitchcock changed the role of architecture in film

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

The Origins of Auteur Theory

Superimposition in film

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

House of Flying Daggers - sound

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December Mock Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 12

November 2025 GCSE Examinations

January 2026 Examinations

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

Correspondence from the Exams Office

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WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

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