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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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The end of the auteur?

Superimposition in film

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

German Expressionism: Crash Course Film History #7

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

Pan's Labyrinth

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

5 Frames from Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958)

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

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GCSE CS: 1.5 Networks - TCP/IP Layers and Protocols

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Academic challenge and independence; attainment

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University and careers; destinations & retention

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