tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post2993724268373452515..comments2024-03-02T02:30:25.617-08:00Comments on Are the hills going to march off?: Vertigo (1958) A Film by Alfred HitchcockCarson Lundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-62138305602788855472012-07-05T10:40:39.434-07:002012-07-05T10:40:39.434-07:00Apertureparty, I haven't read the monograph, b...Apertureparty, I haven't read the monograph, but thanks for tipping me off to it. I'll have to get it from a library or something. I'm not sure if the whole dream reading really adds much to the film's power. That it's a real person's real psychology is crucial. But I'll have to see how he makes his argument. <br /><br />And thanks for following the blog! Feel free to comment whenever.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-34751069730770133352012-07-04T07:29:08.916-07:002012-07-04T07:29:08.916-07:00Have you happened to read Charles Barr's BFI f...Have you happened to read Charles Barr's BFI film monograph on Vertigo? Highly recommend it if you haven't. Barr extensively discusses the back-and-forth impulses of Judy's character, and he also makes the argument that the entire movie may be Scottie's pre-death fever dream as he is hanging from the rooftop in the opening (a la An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge).<br /><br />Vertigo is such an achingly gorgeous film - I'm glad you finally wrote about it! Great site by the way. I've been following it for a couple of years now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-22446530177457386292012-07-02T11:22:33.826-07:002012-07-02T11:22:33.826-07:00Whenever asked what I think the greatest film of a...Whenever asked what I think the greatest film of all time is, I'm hard pressed to choose between <i>Citizen Kane,</i> <i>The Godfather,</i> and <i>Vertigo</i>. <br /><br />You've inspired me, I'm going to blog my ten favorite Hitchcock films after revisiting a few. There are many such pick lists all over the web, of course, but as always, I find the rankings to be either too predicatable or, when they show thinking for themselves just plain off-base. So I'm going to set the record straight. :)Loren Rosson IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002312216839280976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-6080548088685134712012-07-01T10:30:34.650-07:002012-07-01T10:30:34.650-07:00It's my favorite Hitchcock too, followed close...It's my favorite Hitchcock too, followed closely by <i>The Birds</i> and <i>Psycho</i>, and I really like <i>The 39 Steps</i> too. I haven't actually seen as much Hitchcock as I'd like to, and have not seen <i>Rope</i> outside of isolated scenes.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-9518556145426595972012-06-30T14:55:11.015-07:002012-06-30T14:55:11.015-07:00Nice analysis, and towering achievement indeed; it...Nice analysis, and towering achievement indeed; it's easily my favorite Hitchcock film (<i>Rope</i>, <i>Rear Window,</i> <i>Notorious</i>, and <i>Psycho</i> rank closely underneath). Interesting how reception was so mediocre when it first came out. It took a long time to be recognized for what it is. <br /><br />And it's interesting how you put up this review now, since I just watched <i>Rope</i> (for my, what, 14th, 15th time?) a couple weeks ago. Feel free to review that one any time! I love everything about it -- the long takes, the dialogue, the characters, the premise.Loren Rosson IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002312216839280976noreply@blogger.com