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David Lynch’s Vertigo


Ten ways Hitchcock’s 60-year-old masterpiece Vertigo shaped Lynch’s universe.

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Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

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Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Fallen Angels - Explained

Expressionism

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

The Origins of Auteur Theory

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

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Trip to Athens October 2026

Photography Competition

9S5 Cover 23/10/25

Correspondence from the Exams Office

November 2025 GCSE Examinations

January 2026 Examinations

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

Bronze DofE Enrolment Letter 2025-2026

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