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


From Vertigo to North by Northwest and Psycho, how American director Alfred Hitchcock changed the role of architecture in film.

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The Origins of Auteur Theory

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Pan's Labyrinth

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House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

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

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Summer 2026 Examinations

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