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Vertigo: After You Watch
Discussion Questions
Alfred Hitchcock/1958
- How does the fact that Scottie has vertigo direct the course of
events in this film?
- Who is Scottie in love with? Did Madeline ever really exist? Do
you think she was just an illusion?
- How does Hitchcock portray women in this film? How do the men in the
film treat women? How do the women respond? Would you accept similar relationships in a
contemporary film? Why or why not?
- How does the idea of obsession figure into this film?
- What did you like about this film? What did you dislike?
