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Actors: James Stewart, Kim Novak
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Vertigo |
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P.I. falls for another's wife who may be mad. Things aren't what they appear.
--Vincent Leo, Resident Scholar
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Scotty is retired detective who accepts an offer from an old friend who asks Scotty to follow his wife, who has started to act like she was under some kind of a curse or spirit. While Scotty starts to follow here he unpreventively falls in love with her, but when her behaviour takes a hole new elements, Scotty finds himself standing in a churchtower,while his loved one has jumped down, Scotty unable to save her because of his vertigo - a fear of high places. Scotty becomes more obsessed with the woman, and the character we have used to think as the normal one seems to be insanely obsessed... As will you, when you see it.
--Tero Hakulinen, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Vertigo |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
- criminals on the run
- criminal becomes sensitive
- criminal falls in love with victim
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- full frontal
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- wealthy
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
- excited
Any profanity?
- None
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