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 →
• 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 →
• Your Princess Is in Another Castle!in 443 titlesAt around the two-hour mark, Judy's makeover into Madeleine is complete, Scottie is happy (the same can't be said for Judy), and they have an Orbital Kiss, then we fade to black.Read →