“I know of no other film that so ruthlessly analyzes the basis of male desire and exposes its mechanisms.” --- Robin Wood on VERTIGO

Some things to be alert to & to think about while viewing the film:

1. subjective camera:

especially: point of view

man’s:

 

woman’s:

 

2. use of forward tracking shots:

3. visual references to woman as “work of art”:

4. verbal references to terms “freedom” & “power”:

5. specific visuals of dream imagery:

6. placement of flashback & its effect on narrative structure: