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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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Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

Film: camera shots examples

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

House of Flying Daggers - sound

Under the Skin explained

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

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Actor Martin Sheen gets into Character- BBC Sounds

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Waveney Valley Transport

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

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