Vertigo

<p>Released in 1958, <i>Vertigo</i> is widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time. This is the first book devoted to exploring the philosophical aspects of <i>Vertigo</i>. Following an introduction by the editor that places the film in context, each chapter reflects upon Hitchcock’s film<i> </i>from a philosophical perspective. Topics discussed include:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>memory, loss, memorialisation, and creativity</li> <li>mimetic or representational art and art as magic</li> <li>the nature of romantic love</li> <li>gender, sexual objectification, and identity</li> <li>looking, "the gaze", and voyeurism</li> <li>film and psychoanalysis</li> <li>fantasy, illusion, and reality</li> <li>the phenomenology of colour.</li> </ul><p>Including annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, this collection is essential reading for anyone interested in <em>Vertigo</em>, and an ideal resource for students of film and philosophy.</p> <p>Introduction, <em>Katalin Makkai </em>1. Magic and Art in <i>Vertigo,</i> <em>Nickolas Pappas </em>2. Scottie’s Dream, Judy’s Plan, Madeleine’s Revenge, <em>William Rothman </em>3. <i>Vertigo</i>: The Impossible Love, <em>Noël Carroll </em>4. Offensive, <em>Charles Warren </em>5. A Made-to-Order Witness: Women’s Knowledge in <i>Vertigo,</i> <em>Gregg M. Horowitz </em>6. <i>Vertigo</i> and Being Seen, <em>Katalin Makkai </em>7. Being-in-(Techni)Color, <em>Eli Friedlander </em>8. <i>Vertigo</i> and the Spectator of Film Analysis, <em>Andrew Klevan.</em> Index</p>