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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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Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified

Superimposition in film

Stories We Tell - the Guardian Film Show review

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

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

Is Vertigo the greatest film ever made?

Under the Skin - Sound

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E-Safety

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

art & science exhibition of year 8 work

Waveney Valley Transport

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Hartismere Technical Theatre

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GCE Old Hollywood Examinations Hitchcock Vertigo Film Studies ZEN The Guardian Videos Silent Film Buster Keaton Aesthetics Technical Mrs Davy Art A Level Extra-Curricular Be Creative Pan's Labyrinth Waveney Valley School Nurse Captain Fantastic Sixth Form Polley

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