When the telephone rings with a jarring sound, she whirls around to face him, the camera zooming in on her startled expression. ... Although Scottie's determination to protect Madeleine, which stems from a deep-seated sense of insecurity, contributes hugely to the spiraling circularity of love and loss in the plot-line, Scottie's attraction to the world of romantic illusion is what culminates in the film's tragic ending. ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate