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Vertigo is not the last word in misogyny, but a feminist deconstruction of it


While some critics see the film, released 60 years ago, as proof of Hitchcock’s sexist creepiness, a closer look reveals strong women and weak men were often at the heart of his work

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

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

The Origins of Auteur Theory

Understanding Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

How to write scene transitions

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

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Bronze DofE Enrolment Letter 2025-2026

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

School Policies

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

Parents Evening :: Year 12

9S5 Cover 23/10/25

Trip to Athens October 2026

Photography Competition

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