A Synopsis Of Vertigo Starring James Stewart
Hitchcock’s iconic movie Vertigo is a classic thriller and features lead characters James Stewart and Kim Novak. Vertigo is the kind of movie that you once you have seen you will always remember.
It was produced in 1958 and written by Samuel Taylor and Alec Coppel who adapted it from a novel by Narcejac.
The setting is San Francisco bay and features many classic landmarks around northern California including Coit Tower and the Golden Gate bridge. There are also scenes shot in Muir Woods and San Juan Bautista’s legendary mission which has become a major tourist attraction.
The narrative of the movie is filled with twists and turns making it prime viewing. As a result Vertigo is up there with some of the greatest films of all time.
The main protagonist nicknamed Scottie is exposed to the traumatic death of a colleague who falls from a rooftop. He is unable to cope with the vivid recollection of the scene and retires from the police department. He is plagued by vertigo, a dizzying disorder, when exposed to heights. A request from an old college buddy, Gavin, makes Scottie pick up one final investigation.
This is the catalyst for the driving force of the movie. Gavin asks Scottie to investigate his wife Madeleine whom he fears is losing her mind. She is obsessed with a dead woman named Carlotta Valdes and reenacts the same journey each day as a kind of pilgrimage to Carlotta.
As Scottie shadows her he sees her attempt suicide by jumping in San Francisco bay. He rescues her and they are instantly attracted. They begin a passionate affair and Madeleine confesses a nightmare she has involving a bell tower.
The setting for this dream is San Juan Bautista and they decide that if she goes there then she may face this nightmare head on and fight it. However, when they get there, Madeleine races up the stairs as if she has seen a ghost. Scottie can not follow because of the vertigo. He can only watch as she plunges to her death from the top.
Madeleine’s death haunts him and he revisits the places they went and can’t forget her. He meets Judy, a striking young woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Madeleine. He asks Judy to wear the same clothes and go to the same places that he went with Madeleine. She does this out of love for him.
A twist arises when Carlotta Valdes’ necklace is spotted on Judy. Scottie figures out that they are the same and he decides to confront her with the truth.
He confronts Judy at the mission in San Juan Bautista. The whole thing has been a plot to murder Gavin’s first wife and inherit the money. Judy was paid for her services.
In a tragic twist, Judy is startled by a nun at the top of the tower and really plunges to her death. Scottie is now cured of his vertigo.
This movie is suspenseful and all lovers of thrillers and mysteries will enjoy the nail biting plot that will keep you guessing until the end.
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