Deep Dives & Essays
August 18, 2025
Vertigo (1958): Hitchcock’s Masterpiece of Obsession and Illusion.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) is a psychological thriller about ex-detective Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart), who develops a dangerous obsession with a mysterious woman, Madeleine (Kim Novak). Blurring illusion and reality, the film explores love, death, and identity through groundbreaking camerawork, Bernard Herrmann’s haunting score, and Hitchcock’s masterful direction. Widely hailed as one of the greatest films of all time.
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