![]() ![]() This deep conversation is set at Muir Woods to the north of San Francisco, but in actuality, it was filmed in California’s oldest state park, Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Scottie: “Their true name is Sequoia sempervirens-always green, ever living.” ![]() Madeleine: “Of all the people who were born and died while the trees went on living.” It’s here that they begin to talk about Carlotta and the possession that Madeleine is going through - especially the dark thoughts that she keeps on having to try and override. Impressive when you consider how many San Franciscan landmarks can be seen throughout the film!Īfter Scottie saves Madeleine from drowning herself in the bay, they spend the day together and get out of the city. In the scenes that were shot out of the city, the Vertigo production team opted to go to the Big Basin Redwood Forest and Cypress Point, not a million miles from Muir Woods where the scene was based in the film.īy keeping production solely in San Francisco and the surrounding area, it enabled the crew to shoot the on location scenes in just 16 days, before filming the interior scenes in a studio over the course of just two months. It’s definitely not the place you’d want to be if you struggled with vertigo! One such extra is the fact that Scottie’s apartment is on Lombard Street, which is known for being a steep and windy street in San Francisco and one of the top tourist attractions in the city. There are a few hidden Easter Egg-style location notes that fans over the years have noted and read into - sometimes a little more than necessary. Many of the locations in the film were shot in their real-life counterparts, mostly due to iconic backdrops, such as the Golden Gate bridge. Primarily, Vertigo was shot on location across San Francisco. What follows is a third act that’s full of twists, turns, and mayhem that only Alfred Hitchcock could’ve pulled off, and Vertigo truly keeps you guessing until the last minute. After Scottie spends some time in a sanatorium for his clinical depression, he emerges to find a woman named Judy who reminds him of Madeleine but doesn’t exactly look like her. That should be that, right? Not with Hitchcock. Scottie, stopped in his tracks by his fear of heights, cannot follow her, and she jumps off the tower to her death. After confessing their love for each other, Madeleine suddenly runs up the tower. This happiness is short lived as the next day, Madeleine tells Scottie of a nightmare she had, which Scottie realizes was at Mission San Juan Bautista. They head out of the city and soon romantic feelings emerge, leading to a kiss. The day after, the pair spend the day together as Madeleine attempts to thank Scottie for saving her life. This is made more apparent when Madeleine suddenly throws herself into the San Francisco Bay, only to be rescued by Scottie who is waiting nearby. All signs point to the fact that Carlotta is possessing Madeleine. Gavin instructs Scottie to trail her as she goes about her business and as he does so, he becomes more and more obsessed with her.Īfter he follows her and starts to see an obsession with a woman named Carlotta Valdes, Scottie discovered that Carlotta is Madeleine’s great-grandmother who died by suicide after her husband left her and took their child. The film follows Scottie as he is hired by an old friend, Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) who believes something is going on with his wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak), in fact, he believes that she is possessed. Interestingly enough, the movie was filmed using a dolly zoom, to give us an insight into the condition, and setting a new standard for unusual filming in the movie business. In what has been pretty much universally hailed as the legendary director, Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest work, Vertigo is a film that is full of suspense, gritty twists and turns, betrayal and mystery - exactly what we’ve come to expect from the master of the thriller genre.Ĭasting called for James ‘Jimmy’ Stewart as John 'Scottie' Ferguson, a retired San Francisco police officer, who left the force due to an incident that left him with a crippling fear of heights and the titular condition of vertigo. ![]()
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