Vertigo
Katalin Makkai
Routledge
<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> <P></P></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.