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Film Analysis Of The Film Vrtigo

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Vertigo was a film produced by Alfred J Hitchcock Productions released in 1958. The film was made in San Juan Bautista, CA with an estimated budget of $2,479,000 and grossed $3,200,000 at the box office. The film’s runtime was 128 minutes long. It was based on a 1954 crime novel written by Pierre Bioleau and Pierre Ayraud called Sueurs Froides: D’Entre les Morts which means Cold Sweat: From Among the Dead. This film is filled with a lot of passion and well-polished acting and several confusing plot twists. Paying attention to the details of the character’s actions helped to understand some of the confusing scenes and what was going on in the movie overall. Alfred Hitchcock “Vertigo” is an impractical tale filled with fascination, manipulation and fear. Detective John Ferguson is required to stop working after his fear of heights also known as a condition called Acrophobia results, in the death of a colleague. An acquaintance of his Gavin Elster, asked him to follow his wife Madeleine to examine her mysterious behavior. Gavin feared that his wife is possessed by her deceased great-grandmother Carlotta Valdez. John reluctantly agreed to do the investigation until he saw how beautiful Madeleine was, and ended up falling in love with her. As it turns out Madeline’s great grandmother committed suicide at age 26, Madeline’s same age. Gavin feared that she may do the same. John ends up becoming obsessed and ends up falling in love with her which leads to a cycle of madness and

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