Vertigo is not the last word in misogyny, but a feminist deconstruction of it
While some critics see the film, released 60 years ago, as proof of Hitchcock’s sexist creepiness, a closer look reveals strong women and weak men were often at the heart of his work
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3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified
Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology
Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article
Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence
DP/30 @ Sundance '13: Stories We Tell, storyteller Sarah Polley
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