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Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

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

Under the Skin - featurette

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Vertigo spirals

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Fallen Angels - Explained

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

Is Vertigo the best or worst movie ever?

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

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Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for September 2025

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Hartismere High School 1999

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Community news: Davey Tennis

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

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