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Vertigo (1958)
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ReviewsReview1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 3 17:13
3 votes Hitchcock's film is a complex treatise on the life and death, the complexity of human psychoses and indistinct motivation for passionate love. There is no doubt that the film operates on many levels as a text in that area, cues can only be made for its effectiveness in each. First in a first reading of the film is a mystery story. Undoubtedly has all the joys goodlooking police thriller, with a s... read more
Good Hitchcock.5 years ago at May 20 11:34
2 votes Hitchcock is Hitchcock. Things are not always what they seem. Hitchcock, and his favourite leading man, James Stewart once again take a central concept - a what if - and twists a tale around it.I'm not sure I can identify with vertigo as much as I can with some of his other obsessions - the nosy neighbour who sees too much, the case of the mistaken identity, being falsely accused ... read more [Film] Vertigo4 years, 4 months ago at Jan 2 1:55
1 vote The movie opens with the main character Detective John 'Scottie' Ferguson (James Steward) almost falling from a building while chasing a criminal. This traumatic experience causes Scottie to have a fear of heights that results in dizziness, or vertigo. The premise of the film plays on the idea of vertigo as Scottie’s fear of heights makes him unable to work on the field as a policeman, and conse... read more
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Ferguson (Stewart) is a retired detective, his career ended by the onset of a paralyzing fear of heights. An old friend, the wealthy Gavin Elster, hires Ferguson to follow his wife (Kim Novak), whom, he explains, has grown obsessed with an ancestor of hers. The assignment, however, draws Ferguson out of his comfortable role as observe
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Release date : 21 July 1958
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