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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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The importance of scene transitions

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

House of Flying Daggers - sound

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

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

The end of the auteur?

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

German Expressionism: Crash Course Film History #7

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Summer 2026 Examinations

DofE Kit List

CABARET THE MUSICAL. Playhouse Theatre, London. Y9-13. Wednesday 15th April 2026

theoutdoorscompany Kit Order form

The Wave revision activity

Parents Evening :: Year 13

The Wave summary

The Wave - Wenger

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GCE Old Hollywood Examinations Hitchcock Vertigo Film Studies ZEN The Guardian Year 10 Films Cinema A Level Coursework NEA Trips Screenplay Duke Of Edinburgh Test Silent Film Year 12 The Stories We Tell British Film Institute Editing Week

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