#Alfred hitchcock vertigo movie movie
The usually quiet village was thrown into a bustle as locals watched movie stars Stewart and Novak play out the drama of their tragic love story in San Juan Bautista’s historic state park and plaza as well as the town’s mission church. The 58-year-old director had made more than 40 films when he arrived in San Juan Bautista on Oct. He selected San Juan Bautista’s mission church to provide the iconic setting for these two crucial scenes. But he needed an isolated California Spanish mission for a crucial plot twist taking place halfway through the film, and also for his story’s shocking climax. It’s also the most disturbingly sinister love story ever put on celluloid – Stewart and Novak’s characters use each other almost ruthlessly in their deceptions and obsessions.īasing the movie’s plot on a French novel titled “D’Entre les Morts” (“From Among the Dead”), Hitchcock set most of his story in photogenic San Francisco. On another level, it’s a complicated detective story involving a strange woman (played by Kim Novak) who might be possessed by the ghost of an aristocratic lady. On one level, it’s a psychological thriller about a San Francisco detective named “Scottie Ferguson” (darkly played by Jimmy Stewart) trying to overcome the acrophobia he developed after witnessing a fellow cop plunge to his death. “Vertigo’s” story is layered so heavily, it’s difficult to describe. I’ve seen Hitchcock’s famous film several times and every viewing offers a brand-new experience – the true test of a great flick. In the process of making “Vertigo,” Alfred Hitchcock made San Juan Bautista part of Hollywood legend. In the process of makingĪlfred Hitchcock made San Juan Bautista part of Hollywoodįifty years ago this Tuesday, the world’s most famous movie director came to the South Valley to shoot key scenes of what’s now considered a classic film. Fifty years ago this Tuesday, the world’s most famous movieĭirector came to the South Valley to shoot key scenes of what’s nowĬonsidered a classic film.
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