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Scottie's Fatal Flaw in Hitchcock's "Vertigo"


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Scottie's Fatal Flaw in Hitchcock's "Vertigo"
An examination of the bond between external and internal conflicts, and the consequent creation of suspense, in Alfred Hitchcock's film, "Vertigo."
3,689 words (approx. 14.8 pages) | 12 sources | MLA | 2003 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper traces the introduction and development of Scottie's vertigo as a method of creating shared empathy and greater suspense, including descriptions and analyzes of how his weaknesses contribute to the suspenseful tone of the film. This paper also examines the impact of Hitchcock's film techniques on later directors, and looks at several other films as comparisons.

From the Paper:

"In 1958, master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock released the film Vertigo, a modern suspense thriller based on the French novel d'Entre les morts (Among the Dead), co-written by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. After its adaptation to the silver screen by writers Samuel A. Taylor and Alec Coppel, Hitchcock cast his two leads, Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak. The plot follows Scottie, a former cop who suffers from an intense fear of heights and the dizziness brought on by vertigo. His former schoolmate, Gavin Elster, asks him to follow his wife, Madeleine, under the suspicion that Carlotta Valdes, a deceased Hispanic woman, has possessed Madeleine's mind and body. A spiraling plot full of intrigue, romance, fear, and identity crisis ensues, leaving Scottie to fight off the deceptive forces around him while struggling with his internal dilemma."

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APA Citation:

Scottie's Fatal Flaw in Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Film-Review-Scottie's-Fatal-Flaw-in-Hitchcock's-Vertigo/26435

MLA Citation:

"Scottie's Fatal Flaw in Hitchcock's "Vertigo"" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Film-Review-Scottie's-Fatal-Flaw-in-Hitchcock's-Vertigo/26435>




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Apr 30, 2003
I currently attend Lewis & Clark College, an institution known for its oustanding achievements in humanities. I have had extensive training in my humanities courses, while my French papers have been revised and edited by one of the top foreign language professors in the country. Every paper that I submit has received an A in highly advanced courses.
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