Vertigo = Dressing Judy Sequence Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Mise en Scene =
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- Scottie towers over Judy by the mirror which asserts his dominance and how women are inferior compared to men.
- Prop of a dummy in the window with blonde hair and a black dress which mirrors Madeline. This highlights how objectified women within the film are
- Use of mirror to show dual identities of both of them
- The two men are using Judy as a display as she walks in the shoes
2
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Performance =
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- Scottie cuts across her through his dialogue in a demanding tone. This is seen to be Scottie manipulating her.
- ‘Do this for me’ signifies that he is superior and his needs should be met by a women
- Scottie ‘ I just want you to look nice ‘ which implies the male gaze that he should be able to dominate her to look as he wants as a man, therefore should fit his necrophiliac fantasies of her
3
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Cinematography =
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- Low angle of Judy which makes her appear inferior to Scotty’s wishes
- High angle of Scotty as the dress comes out to highlight his authority to surpass her wishes
4
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Representation =
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- Judy is reduced to a passive puppet and withoutout her own independent actions. She is simply acting out the male desires
- The other women in the room have no care for their other women but only work in the needs of Sxottie. This shows how his behaviour is normal and accepted within the Hollywood film industry and American society where men are able to do whatever they want
- This shows how women adhere to what the man wants
- Pre WW2 attitudes where men were able to control and dress women how they wanted
5
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Auteur =
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- Hitchcock was known in the film industry as misogynistic and his use of blondes highlights this attitude towards women
- He uses Scottie to highlight women’s subservience
- Hitchcock is able to demonstrate the extent of his control and arrogant views of women
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Context =
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- Women were considered the weaker sex and dependent on their fathers to make decisions on their behalf which is prominent in this sequence as Scottie overrides Judy’s decision to mould her into his fantasy
