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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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Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

Is Vertigo the best or worst movie ever?

Pan's Labyrinth

Vertigo spirals

The importance of scene transitions

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

Under the Skin explained

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

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

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Attack the Block Peep Hole

8S1 Chemistry Thermal Decomposition

Hartismere Staff Sketchbook Club Exhibition

Parents Evening :: Year 11

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

9S4 Chemistry Paper Chromatography 2

Chicago Teen edition - tickets available soon

Summer 2026 Examinations

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Hitchcock Examinations Vertigo ZEN GCE Film Studies British Film Institute Do The Right Thing Productions Year 8 Musical Theatre House Of Flying Daggers Cinema Coursework Mocks Pan's Labyrinth Short Film Editing Test Key Stage 3 Staff Fallen Angels Spike Lee

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