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Vertigo (1958) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
100 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.18/4 |
# of Ratings: |
510 |
Genres: |
Mystery, Thriller |
Rating: |
PG |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 05/09/1958 |
DVD Release: |
10/07/2008 |
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Director: |
Alfred Hitchcock |
Actors: |
James Stewart
Kim Novak
Barbara Bel Geddes
Tom Helmore
Ellen Corby
Henry Jones |
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Plot Outline:
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A man with Vertigo investigates his old friend's wife to discover that she may be the cause of his vertigo.
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mitchellyoung 01/01/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
This isn't my favorite Hitchcock, but it is Hitchcock at his most indulgent - weaving a layered tale of betrayal and romance amid an interesting visual palette. The emotional complexity of the characters and relationships is something often missing from the master of suspense's more thrilling tales. The spiraling conclusion is a true classic. |
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woody 01/29/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
Vertigo has a fairly interesting plot, but it is a classic for other merits, all of which combine to make it a rare emotional experience. Its cinematography is gorgeous, and in the scenes in which Scottie is following Madeleine it is as mysterious and dreamy as anything on film. So, it's pretty dang wonderful just to look at the movie (and Kim Novak adds to that benefit). The soundtrack is one of Bernard Herrmann's best, and adds immeasurably to the eerie atmosphere.
The movie most amazes me, though, for the way the great Jimmy Stewart seems to let himself appear to be vulnerable and weak and lovestruck. |
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04/03/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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A movie everyone should see |
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I’ll be honest; I’ve never been a huge Hitchcock fan. Unlike other famous directors he seems to actually have more “just okay” movies then great ones. Sure Vertigo and Psycho (and maybe Rear Window, I’m kind of on the fence about that one) are great. North by Northwest on the other hand is a bloated action thriller (kind of like a 1950’s Jason Bourne,) and The Birds is just a fun horror flick. You sure wouldn’t see most of Hitchcock’s flicks get 4/4.
Vertigo, as I just mentioned, is one of the exceptions to this rule. It is the only film that I am convinced had any personal meaning to Hitchcock. It is a movie about sexual obsession, but not in a cliché erotic manner, but in a creepy, almost fetishistic manner. It’s strikingly thought provoking, and even kind of disturbing.
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03/28/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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A mystifying portrait of insanity and obsession! |
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John “Scottie” Ferguson (played by James Stewart), is a San Francisco policeman who is haunted by his severe acrophobia, which is caused from the guilt of an accidental death he feels responsible for. Due to Scottie's condition he feels confined to secluding himself from police work, until an old college friend Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) asks him a favor. The favor is to "spy" on his beautiful wife Madeleine (Kim Novak), whom he fears has become possessed spirit of her great grandmother Carlotta Valdez. Or is she? As we are about to learn, nothing is quite as it seems at first.
After overcoming some initial reluctance, Scottie takes the job but soon finds himself captivated by the mysterious woman who he later saves from drowning after she unexpectedly jumps into San Francisco Bay. The... |
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3.5/4 |
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03/11/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Vertigo" by Yojimbo |
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An emotionally shattered ex-detective becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles the love he failed to prevent from committing suicide in one of Alfred Hitchcock's great psychological thrillers. James Stewart gives one of his most intense performances as the disturbed acrophobic, and although not really known for her thespian skills, the lovely Kim Novak is actually very convincing in her dual roles as haunted heiress and stalkee. It's one of Hitch's most visually creative films with some very clever and subtle visual tricks and uses of shadow and lighting complimented by a wonderfully other-worldly soundtrack. Mixing elements of psychology, obsession, the supernatural and an extremely clever noir-style plot this is a unique film and one of the true classics. The climax is unforget... |
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4/4 |
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