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Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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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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How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

House of Flying Daggers - sound

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

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

Stories We Tell - the Guardian Film Show review

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Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre, London Thursday, 15 April 2027. Years 7 & 8

School Policies

Operation Mincemeat. Fortune Theatre, London Tuesday, 22 September. Years 9 to 13

Early Help and Family Help

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

We teach LAMDA

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GCE Old Hollywood Examinations Hitchcock Vertigo Film Studies ZEN The Guardian GCSE Drama BFI Pan's Labyrinth Calendar year 7 & 8 Auteur Dracula Notices Year 12 Films Quizlet Revision Documentary Coursework GCSE NEA

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