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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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Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

Under the Skin - Sound

Vertigo: An Introduction

The Origins of Auteur Theory

3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified

The end of the auteur?

Stories We Tell - the Guardian Film Show review

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Parents Evening :: Year 8

GCSE PAST PAPERS -ADDED FEB 2025

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Key Stage three photographs

Oliver Tickets on Sale Now

Parents Evening :: Year 7

2025 Exam Preparation

Key Stage 4 Practical lessons

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