Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Vertigo

Every now and then I have to take a brief sojourn from the current hubbub of commotion of plot less philandering satiating current thriller/horror. When I do I turn to the renowned Hitchcock, who plunders the senses with a barrage of emotions and feelings that engulf the viewer in the aura of the film.

Alfred Hitchcock is not the only creative genius to entrance us in the surreal; for aside Hitchcock was the famous composer Bernard Herrmann, whose soundtracks mesmerize the viewer and lead us along Hitchcock's decent into mystery and horror. One film that combines the two aspects of superb filming and soundtrack is my favorites of his work- Vertigo.

The story of a man named John "Scottie" Ferguson (James Stewart) who proceeds into a troubled and ultimately fatal relationship with the supposed Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak). Little does he know of the horrendous (and visually and audibly pleasing) ramifications of the bond formed...


In short, don't pass this film up. If your as enamored by the soundtrack as I was, then check out the soundtrack on the film Knowing, starring Nicholas Cage.

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