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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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Vertigo spirals

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

How to write scene transitions

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

The Origins of Auteur Theory

The end of the auteur?

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CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance)

Local Governing Body Information

House Weeks

Personal Development

Sixth Form Curriculum and Programme of Study

December Mock Examinations

January 2026 Examinations

Hartismere 200

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