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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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Is Vertigo the best or worst movie ever?

The Origins of Auteur Theory

5 Frames from Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958)

David Lynch’s Vertigo

Hitchcock's Signature Features Flashcards | Quizlet

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Superimposition in film

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

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