Vertigo (1958) is widely regarded as not only one of Hitchcock's
best films, but one of the greatest films of world cinema. Made at
the time when the old studio system was breaking up, it functions
both as an embodiment of the supremely seductive visual pleasures
that 'classical Hollywood' could offer and – with the help of an
elaborate plot twist – as a laying bare of their dangerous dark
side. The film's core is a study in romantic obsession, as James
Stewart's Scottie pursues Madeleine/Judy (Kim Novak) to her death
in a remote Californian mission. Novak is ice cool but vulnerable,
Stewart – in the darkest role of his career – genial on the
surface but damaged within. Although it can be seen as Hitchcock's
most personal film, Charles Barr argues that, like Citizen Kane,
Vertigo is at the same time a triumph not so much of individual
authorship as of creative collaboration. He highlights the crucial
role of screenwriters Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor and, by a
combination of textual and contextual analysis, explores the
reasons why Vertigo continues to inspire such fascination. In his
foreword to this special edition, published to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the BFI Film Classics series, Barr looks afresh at
Vertigo alongside the recently-rediscovered 'lost' silent The White
Shadow (1924), scripted by Hitchcock, which also features the trope
of the double, and at the acclaimed contemporary silent film The
Artist (2011), which pays explicit homage to Vertigo in its
soundtrack.
General
| Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
BFI Film Classics |
| Release date: |
July 2012 |
| First published: |
2012 |
| Authors: |
Charles Barr
|
| Dimensions: |
190 x 135 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
112 |
| Edition: |
2nd edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84457-498-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-84457-498-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781844574988 |
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