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Vertigo (1958)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Overview
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Rated PG | Length 128 minutes
Actors
James Stewart | Kim Novak | Barbara Bel Geddes | Tom Helmore | Henry Jones | Raymond Bailey | Ellen Corby | Konstantin Shayne | Lee Patrick | Bess Flowers | Alfred Hitchcock | David Ahdar | Sara Taft | Ezelle Poule | John Benson | Paul Bryar | Steve Conte | Fred Graham | Forbes Murray | Raoul Freeman
Viewing History (seen 4 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26/2023 | TV | 4K Blu-ray | Owned | 9 stars |
| 05/13/2019 | TV | Blu-ray | Library | 8 stars |
| 02/19/2013 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 8 stars |
| 08/01/2003 | TV | DVD | Library | 9 stars |
| (Average) 8.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Had to revisit this after viewing BULLITT for the first time. A bit of overlap in the SF locations that I wanted to see again (basically creating a checklist of places I want to visit on my next trip to SF). Also wanted to revisit after seeing Kim Novak in that silly Boys’ Night Out a couple days ago.
Something that occurred to me during this viewing is how much I love this movie despite my absolute hatred for the main character. I like Jimmy Stewart in nearly everything I’ve seen of him but cannot tolerate this character. So cringe and skeevy and annoying and and and ... but I realized he has a mental illness and it’s exacerbated by the trauma having witnessed the apparent suicide of the woman he fell in love with. I guess that aspect somehow allows me to makes sense of this being an all-time favorite.
I added to my January Giallo event bc this film likely inspired Mario Bava, esp. the lurid Technicolor and blurry visages of a woman being stalked. So visually gorgeous. Add in the mystery murder component and boom. Seriously if Sergio Martino directed this in 1972 Rome it would be 100 percent giallo. I could watch this movie once a month and probably not tire of it… tho I would be so angry at Stewart’s character.
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