Set in the hauntingly secluded locations of mid-twentieth century San Francisco, Alfred Hitchcock's film "Vertigo," is a hypnotic tale of one man's struggle for power, his hopeless search for his ideal love and his abandonment of reality for an illusion. ... Her submission to his requests and apparent appreciation of him, evident when she glances up through her eyelashes flirtatiously at him, affirming that John Ferguson is a good strong name," also serves to strengthen his ego, as well as increasing his desire to protect her for good. ...

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