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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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Vertigo: An Introduction

DP/30 @ Sundance '13: Stories We Tell, storyteller Sarah Polley

Under the Skin explained

Stories We Tell - the Guardian Film Show review

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified

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

The Origins of Auteur Theory

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

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Year 10 British Farming Fortnight

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

Online safety newsletters

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Film post-production explained

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

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