VERTIGO
James Stewart, Kim Novak
Universal Pictures; Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Rated PG; 126 minutes; 1958
To say VERTIGO finds Hitchcock at his most obsessive, his most perverse, and his sexual best, doesn’t even begin to convey how haunting this film is, or how bizarre. Nor does it convey Hitchcock’s passionate style and the way he defies logic working in a much riskier manner than usual. A retired police detective (James Stewart) must overcome vertigo and his obsession for a friend’s wife (Kim Novak) in this eerie tale of passion.
REVIEWS
"A sensational spellbinder."
- US MAGAZINE
"VERTIGO is a masterpiece. A work of art."
- Peter Travers, PEOPLE MAGAZINE
"Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO, his most luminous masterpiece . . . is a truly a great motion picture."
- Andrew Sarris, VILLAGE VOICE
"You will not see a more finely made film this year or the next."
- Gene Siskel, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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HHHH Mesmerizing."- Richard Jameson, CINEMANIA ONLINE
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HHHH"- MIKE CLARK, USATODAY