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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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Film Score Analysis Episode 1: Vertigo

Is Vertigo the best or worst movie ever?

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

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

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Under the Skin - featurette

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

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Parents Evening :: Year 12

Sixth Form Curriculum and Programme of Study

Our curriculum

Chicago marketing & front of house team

January 2026 Examinations

December Mock Examinations

Local Governing Body Information

Pan's Labyrinth Analysis

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GCE Old Hollywood Examinations Hitchcock Vertigo Film Studies ZEN The Guardian Buster Keaton Evening Local Governing Body Crashcourse Cinema Test Student Information Coursework Pan's Labyrinth A Level Aesthetics BFI december College Governor Films

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