Vertigo
Vertigo
VERTIGO is Alfred Hitchcock’s haunting tale of deception, madness, and death, a masterful exploration of fantasy and anxiety. The film ranks with REAR WINDOW as one of the director’s most closely studied films for its psychological complexity, while the obsession of its protagonist–John Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart)–can also be seen to parallel that of Hitchcock’s own fascination with the icy-blonde leading lady he recreated at the center of so many of his films. Scottie Ferguson is a retir…
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