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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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Superimposition in film

Pan's Labyrinth

Under the Skin - Sound

DP/30 @ Sundance '13: Stories We Tell, storyteller Sarah Polley

Film Score Analysis Episode 1: Vertigo

Under the Skin - featurette

Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

Under the Skin - BFI review

Is Vertigo the best or worst movie ever?

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Teacher of English

Internships

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

Teacher of Mathematics

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

Parents Evening :: Year 11

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