La donna che visse due volte

Titolo originale: Vertigo
Regia: Alfred Hitchcock |
Anno: 1958
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Mistero Romance Thriller
Tag: plan | love of one's life | sense of guilt | san francisco, california | suicide attempt | obsession | bachelor | detective | necklace | vertigo | museum | painting | insurance fraud | film noir | golden gate bridge | psychological thriller | rescue from drowning | neo-noir | fear of heights | color film noir |
Cast: James Stewart | Kim Novak | Barbara Bel Geddes | Tom Helmore | Henry Jones | Raymond Bailey | Ellen Corby | Konstantin Shayne | Lee Patrick | Bess Flowers | Alfred Hitchcock | David Ahdar | Sara Taft | Ezelle Poule | John Benson | Paul Bryar | Steve Conte | Fred Graham | Forbes Murray | Raoul Freeman |

A causa delle sue vertigini, l'agente Ferguson è a riposo per non aver impedito un incidente mortale a un collega. Un amico gli chiede di sorvegliare sua moglie, che ha manie suicide. Di fronte a Ferguson, paralizzato dalle vertigini, la donna si butta da un campanile, o almeno così crede il povero agente. Ma un giorno un incontro casuale rimette tutto in gioco.

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Sir Alfred Hitchcock had contemplated editing Judy's flashback sequence, which reveals that she [...] D
It was rumored, and even written in Sir Alfred Hitchcock's script notes, that Kim Novak dubbed [...] D
The post-production period in early 1958 was consumed with retakes, editing, and the creation o [...] D
The name "Madeleine" refers, of course, to Mary Magdalene, or Mary of Migdala. "Migdal "is Hebr [...] D
It is well known that Hitchcock loathed filming outdoors and would often spend exorbitant amoun [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock was embittered at the critical and commercial failure of this movie in 195 [...] D
The similarity of the plot theme of this movie and Más allá del olvido (1956), shot in Bu [...] D
The screenplay is credited to Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor, but Coppel didn't write a word [...] D
Although James Stewart had officially retired from public life by 1994, he helped to assist and [...] D
It's been stated that the famous bell tower at Mission San Juan Bautista did not actually exist [...] D
Kim Novak said in a January 2020 CBS interview that she adored Alfred Hitchcock, even though he [...] D
In 2012, this movie replaced Quarto potere (1941) in the Sight & Sound critics' poll for the gr [...] D
Both the interiors and exteriors of "Ernie's" restaurant were filmed on sets, although the rest [...] D
James Stewart drives a 1956 DeSoto Fireflite. D
Joseph Cotten, Lee J. Cobb, and Everett Sloane were also under consideration for the role of Ga [...] D
This film contains many "echoes" of Sir Alfred Hitchcock's later movie, Psyco (1960): prolonged [...] D
The original novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac is entitled "D'entre les Morts" (From [...] D
John Ferguson's apartment is located at the corner of Jones and Lombard, just one block east of [...] D
A theme song titled "Vertigo" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans was recorded by Billy Eckstine; i [...] D
Ranked #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Mystery" [...] D
When Scottie is tailing Madeleine driving around the city, the driving route is geographically [...] D
The original source material for this movie was the French novel "D'entre Les Morts", and the a [...] D
According to his essayist film Sans soleil (1983), it was Chris Marker's favorite movie. D
The 19th century gothic exterior of the McKittrick Hotel, especially its lobby, and second floo [...] D
The McKittrick hotel exterior shots were filmed at the abandoned Portman Mansion at 1007 Gough [...] D
Kim Novak does not speak until more than one-third into the movie. D
Final film of Nina Shipman. D
The characters played by Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes never meet. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of the Top 100 Most Heart-Pounding Ameri [...] D
Saul Bass designed the titles and poster for this movie and Anatomia di un omicidio (1959) in 1 [...] D
When re-released to theaters in 1984, it was rated PG. But on home video releases, after the en [...] D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. D
Scottie and Midge supposedly went to college together, but in real life, James Stewart was four [...] D
Midge's reference to the cantilevered brassiere is, no doubt, a reference to Howard Hughes. Ano [...] D
As with most Alfred Hitchcock movies, the filming went relatively smoothly. Hitchcock avoided s [...] D
Bernard Herrmann's score is largely inspired by Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" which, li [...] D
American rock band Harvey Danger have a song on their debut album called "Carlotta Valdez" trib [...] D
In the men's club scene, when Scotty gives Elster his first report on Madeline, Elster takes of [...] D
The rock band Faith No More used this movie as the basis for their music video of "Last Cup of [...] D
In Lo squalo (1975), Steven Spielberg accomplished a similar shot with a "dolly-in/zoom-out" on [...] D
The building exterior used for Madeleine's apartment building is located at 999 California Stre [...] D
This was composer Bernard Herrmann's favorite of his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, alth [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of the Top 100 America's Greatest Love S [...] D
Alfred Hitchcock: [bathroom] Madeline emerges from the bathroom, ready for lovemaking. D
Bernard Herrmann believed "Vertigo" would've been more effectively set in a warm, sultry climat [...] D
Gavin Elster tells Scotty that Madeleine enters a trance while viewing the columns known as the [...] D
Visa d'exploitation en France #21096 D
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #9 Greatest American Movie of All Time. [...] D
Average Shot Length = 6.7 seconds D
Shortly after Ferguson meets Judy Barton, he invites her to dinner at Ernie's. The two can be s [...] D
Scottie's car is a 1956 Desoto Firedome Sportsman Hardtop Coupe. To add further to the dizzying [...] D
Alfred Hitchcock: The scene outside Elster's shipyard, where cameo appearance is made, was actu [...] D
The opening title sequence designed by Saul Bass makes this the first movie to use computer gra [...] D
On-location filming lasted sixteen days. D
When Kim Novak questioned Sir Alfred Hitchcock about her motivation in a particular scene, Hitc [...] D
Final film of Margaret Brayton. D
Voted #2 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005). D
While Madeleine recovers in Scottie's apartment from her fall into the bay, he waits on his sof [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock originally wanted Vera Miles to play Judy, but she became pregnant and, th [...] D
Vera Miles was scheduled for the film Vertigo but was pregnant. D
Background plates and second unit work were done in San Francisco during production delays. D
Kim Novak already had a reputation for being difficult, so perhaps it was not a surprise when s [...] D
In the scene where James Stewart's "Scottie" first sees Kim Novak's "Madeleine" in Ernie's rest [...] D
The Empire Hotel where James Stewart eventually finds Kim Novak is (as of 2009) the Hotel Verti [...] D
Many critics attributed this movie's failure to James Stewart, who was considered miscast as th [...] D
The vertigo effect, which has since been copied endlessly in later films and series, was create [...] D
After additional location shoots at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park and the Spanish mission S [...] D
Ransohoff's of San Francisco was a famous and trendy high-end boutique. It closed in 1976. D
In a later interview, Sir Alfred Hitchcock said he believed Kim Novak was miscast and the wrong [...] D
Even though another trivia reference says second unit cameraman Irmin Roberts invented the "con [...] D
Kim Novak did not have to screentest for this movie. D
In 2002, named by "Positif" (France) as one of the fifty best movies of the last fifty years (c [...] D
The zoom out/track in shots were done with miniatures laid on their sides, since it was impossi [...] D
Numerous uses of repetition and reflection throughout, including: The mirror on the way out of [...] D
In Vertigo, when Scottie declares his love, the music references a song from Tristan und Isolde [...] D
Included among the 25 films on the American Film Institute's 2005 list of AFI's 100 Years of Fi [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock had originally wanted to use his now-famous 'Vertigo zoom' as far back as [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
The words "power" and "freedom" are repeated three times in the movie. 1. At the beginning, Mad [...] D
This movie was unavailable for three decades because its rights (together with four other movie [...] D
Scottie's lonely walk at dawn, after rejecting Midge's portrait of herself, was shot in San Fra [...] D
John Ferren, the artist for the "Nightmare Sequence" design, also painted the pivotal "Portrait [...] D
The lighting changes when important events occur. For instance: When Scottie first sees Madelei [...] D
Uncredited second unit cameraman Irmin Roberts invented the famous "zoom out and track in" shot [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock reportedly spent a week filming a brief scene where Madeleine stares at a [...] D
In the dress-fitting scene at Ransohoff's, Judy reacts violently to the suit that Scotty finall [...] D
The famous gray suit worn by Kim Novak is now owned by film expert and Alfred Hitchcock biograp [...] D
Midge's remark about the "cantilevered" brassiere designed by an aircraft engineer is a referen [...] D
In her hotel room, Judy shows Scottie a photograph of her father. He is standing in front of a [...] D
Costume designer Edith Head and director Sir Alfred Hitchcock worked together to give Madeleine [...] D
This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd. D
Scottie's house is located at the corner of Lombard and Jones streets. The exterior remained un [...] D
Alfred Hitchcock: At around 11 mins, wearing a gray suit walking past Gavin Elster's shipyard, [...] D
The tree ring that Scottie and Madeleine visit was destroyed in the 2020 CZU Lightning Fire Com [...] D
Kim Novak was borrowed from Columbia Pictures for the production in exchange for both a payment [...] D
When this movie opened at San Francisco's legendary Castro Theater during its restored re-relea [...] D
In 1989, this movie was added to the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Con [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock described this movie to François Truffaut thus: "To put it plainly, the [...] D
Kim Novak hated wearing the important gray suit because it felt confining. However, she learned [...] D
Was voted the 19th Greatest Film of all time by Entertainment Weekly. D
There is a twenty-five year age difference between James Stewart and Kim Novak, who were forty- [...] D
Bernard Herrmann wasn't able to conduct his score for this movie. Muir Mathieson conducted Herr [...] D
For the viewer of this film "focuses on the implications of the active/looking, passive/looked- [...] D
Originally, in the book on which this movie was based (D'entre Les Morts by Pierre Boileau and [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock switched Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac's story from Paris to San Fran [...] D
Marilyn Monroe campaigned heavily to be cast, but was rejected by Sir Alfred Hitchcock because [...] D
Scottie's apartment actually exists, and it boasts the improbably stunning view of Coit Tower t [...] D
When Judy first meets Scottie, she is showing him her driver's license from Salina, Kansas. Kim [...] D
In the opening sequence, the police officer fires his weapon twice at the fleeing suspect. By m [...] D
The mission was based on the Mission San Juan Bautista, which Scottie rightly describes as incl [...] D
This movie is often credited or blamed for creating or popularizing the misconception that vert [...] D
When Sir Alfred Hitchcock's wife, Alma Reville, saw this movie, she said that she liked it, exc [...] D
Audrey Hepburn expressed an interest in playing the dual roles of Judy and Madeleine. D
Madeleine (Kim Novak) lives at 1000 Mason Street, North Beach, San Francisco, California. Scott [...] D
The only one of Sir Alfred Hitchcock's movies in which the killer is not punished. An ending in [...] D
This is Kim Novak's last appearance in a Alfred Hitchcock film, following his unspoken rule of [...] D
The flower shop, Podesta Baldocchi, opened in San Francisco in 1871. Still operating in October [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock originally wanted to cast Lana Turner in the lead role, but she "wanted to [...] D
Scottie wears suits of four separate colors in this movie: blue, blue-gray, gray, and brown. Th [...] D
Alfred Hitchcock: [hair] Carlotta and Madeline have spiral hairstyles, and Judy's hair color is [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock hired Maxwell Anderson to write the first draft of the screenplay titled " [...] D
Though It is commonly reported that Vera Miles's pregnancy was the sole reason for her being re [...] D
Sir Alfred Hitchcock had originally opted for another location for the famous staircase sequenc [...] D
San Juan Bautista, the Spanish mission which is featured in key scenes doesn't actually have a [...] D
The movie's poster was selected as #3 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere. D
Poorly received by U.S. critics upon its release, this movie is now hailed as Sir Alfred Hitchc [...] D
The brand of shoe that Scottie forces Judy to buy in Ransohoff's is Delman. D
Kim Novak told interviewers that she did not wear a bra when appearing as "Judy." (Actresses perform [...] D
The word "vertigo" is only spoken once in the movie, towards the beginning by Scottie to Midge. D