A retired detective who suffers from acrophobia is asked to follow the wife of an old friend, in one of the greatest mystery films of all time. But beneath the conventions and appearance of the romance-mystery genre lies far more, as Hitchcock takes us on an exploration into fear, love and obsession. Using many experimental techniques, Hitchcock created a film so unique and strange that the audience of the time just didn’t know how to respond. Originally panned by the critics, Vertigo is today recognised as being not only Hitchcock’s very best, but also one of the greatest films of all time.

IN THIS POST

*Blessed Are The Merciful By A.A. Crayley

*The Vertigo of Dishonest Love by Fr. Peter Kwak

*A Tall Story About A Pushover by Rodney Mansour

*The Single Man, the Ideal Woman and the Vertigo of the Human Heart by Jeremy Ambrose

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