My favourite film

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 2002)

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When I'm asked what my favourite film is, I often say "Vertigo". I don't know if it's true; it's a way out of a question that I'm unable to answer without quoting an enormous amount of films that mark me as a film buff and as a wannabe filmmaker. But the truth is that it is a movie that hooked me deep inside and that I can watch over and over again. Sometimes I want to pay atention to little details of lightning, camera movement and things like that, but I am always carried away in the end by the story and the characters.
I think it can be considered Hitchcock's most personal film (and he was often embarassed about it and didn't want it to be shown). It's a thriller, but at the same time it's a dramatic story about the delusion of love and a psychological study on manly desire.
I've always prefered James Stewart to Cary Grant in Hitchcock's movies. With Grant you can always look forward to see a lot of humor, but Stewart's characters are more interesting and his interpretations superior by all means. This one I think it's his best work ever. Novak is amazingly sensual as Madeleine/Judy, the woman that haunts Stewart in his dreams.
And speaking about dreams, don't miss the dream sequence in the middle of the movie. The animations are senile but it's so well done that it's impressing even for today's audience.
There's a lot more I could say but although it's a movie often analyzed by critics I find that it's much better to just watch it without warnings. Take your chances in the amazing world of "Vertigo".
A masterpiece.
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