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Vertigo

Vertigo

■ Basic Data

ItemContent
Year1958
CountryUnited States
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
CastJames Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
GenrePsychological Thriller

■ Title Language Table

LanguageTextRomanization
EnglishVertigo
EspañolVértigoVertigo
FrançaisSueurs froidesSueurs froides
DeutschVertigo – Aus dem Reich der TotenVertigo Aus dem Reich der Toten
PortuguêsUm Corpo que CaiUm Corpo que Cai
ItalianoLa donna che visse due volteLa donna che visse due volte
РусскийГоловокружениеGolovokruzhenie
中文(简体)迷魂记
中文(繁體)迷魂記
한국어현기증Hyeongijeung
ไทยพิศวาสหลอนPhitsawat Lon
Tiếng ViệtChóng MặtChong Mat
Bahasa IndonesiaVertigoVertigo
日本語めまいMemai

■ One-Line Definition

👉 A work that depicts a structure in which reality and obsession collide within idealized identity.


■ Synopsis

A former detective becomes consumed by an image he cannot release.


■ RECIPE Tags

#ObsessionStructure #IdealizedIdentity #RealityDistortion #PossessionAndLoss


■ Primary Axis

  • Entry: Can a person love an image rather than a human being
     Related Film: The Great Gatsby
  • Middle: What happens when reality is replaced by desire
     Related Film: Black Swan
  • Core: Can the past be recreated through another person
     Related Film: Persona

■ Secondary Axes

  • Identity Construction: Self transformed by external projection
     Related Film: Mulholland Drive
  • Illusion And Truth: Desire resisting reality
     Related Film: Eyes Wide Shut

■ Person

  • Director: Alfred Hitchcock
  • Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes

■ Structural Tags

#ProjectionStructure #IdentityReplacementStructure #ObsessionEscalationStructure


■ Attribute Tags

#AmericanCinema #PsychologicalThriller #MysteryFilm

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