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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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House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

Fallen Angels - Explained

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

Thriller, The Film Programme - BBC Radio 4

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

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Sixth Form College Open Evening

The Wave: Cinema's most terrifying lesson

The Wave: summary

The Wave: Tim becomes Wenger's bodyguard (clip 6 of 9)

The Wave: the first autocracy lesson, part 1 (clip 2 of 9)

Examinations

The Wave: Autocracy clip part 2 (clip 3 of 9)

Parents Evening :: Year 12

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