Vertigo story
Vertigo is a 1958 American film noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts (From Among the Dead) by Boileau-Narcejac. The screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor.
15 total · 4 choice · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| fear of heights | choice | John's acrophobia was central to the story |
| infatuation | choice | John seemed besotted with Madeleine; Midge with John; John with Judy |
| love triangle | choice | Midge, John, Madeleine, and maybe Gavin |
| obsessive love | choice | John became obsessed with Madeleine. |
| coping with the death of a lover | major | John was perturbed by Madeleine's suicide. |
| husband and wife | major | Gavin Elster and Madeleine |
| jealousy | major | Midge of John with Madeleine, and John of Madeleine with Gavin. |
| remorse | major | John felt, maybe irrationally, responsible for the death of the policeman that tried to save him on the rooftops; same about Madeleine's suicide over which John was chasticed at length by a tribunal |
| spirit possession | major | Madeleine was said to be possessed by Carlotta's ghost |
| suicide | major | Carlotta Valdes; Madeleine |