Vertigo: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Vertigo. Pick one to read it.

• Rewatch Bonusin 1,817 titlesAfter The Reveal obviously.Read →
• Wandering Walk of MadnessRare · in 59 titlesIn the backstory to Vertigo, Carlotta Valdes went mad after her child was taken from her, and took to aimlessly wandering the streets of San Francisco in a confused daze, continuously asking passers-…Read →
• Rule of Symbolismin 2,297 titlesThe phrase "fall in love" takes on a double meaning in the film both literal and figurative.Read →
• Digital Destructionin 136 titlesThe version included in the Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection DVD box set boasts a colorized version of the opening shot, a woman's face.Read →
• Affair Jewelryin 74 titlesPlayed with. Scottie begins an affair with the married and mentally unwell Madeline who wears Carlotta's ruby pendant.Read →
• Dreaming the Truthin 65 titlesThere's a moment in the dream where Scottie flashes back to the moment after the inquest when Elster is talking to him except in the dream Elster is embracing Carlotta, hinting that Elster is a villa…Read →