The idea of being obsessively in love with someone that doesn't exist in this way is horrifying.

…t, which we’re not let in on until the hour-and-a-half mark. However, that’s not the central story; the real substance comes in with Scottie’s deteriorating mental state as he lusts and obsesses over his fantasy woman, Madeleine. Of course, the complication with this is that she doesn’t exist; she is a fabricated idea from a man who created her to get away with murder. The real woman behind the Madeleine façade is Judy, who is another player at first, but slowly beco…
Vertigo (1958) — Great Film Review
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Simon Dillon
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Aug 18, 2023
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The idea of being obsessively in love with someone that doesn't exist in this way is horrifying. So much so that I consider Vertigo a horror film, and listed it as such in a list of my favourite horror films (below, if you're interested). :)
https://fanfare.pub/my-twelve-favourite-horror-films-21bdeff0297b
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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