Vertigo

  Vertigo

    Part Seven : Madeleine and Scottie Wander


Before Watching
After the fall

Read the following extract from a review and explain the underlined terms :

Stewart's love interest is drop-dead beauty, Kim Novak, who's sensual presence in this film is above and beyond any fleeting standards of fashion and beauty that may have prevailed in the 1950s. She was reportedly Hitchcock's second choice for the role, and the director was unhappy with her performance, but now she appears to fit into the film like a perfect jigsaw puzzle piece of a perfect picture - almost as if no one else could have played the role.


While Watching

  1. Where does Madeleine go?
  2. How does Madeleine say she felt the night before?
  3. How does she feel about it now?
  4. What did Scottie say he wanted to do?
  5. What is the letter?
  6. What does Scottie say he enjoyed?
  7. How did Madeleine say she remembered the address?
  8. What does Scottie hope?
  9. Why doesn't Madeleine like the trees?
  10. What does Madeleine say while looking at the cross-section of the tree?
  11. What does Scottie ask Madeleine?
  12. What does Madeleine ask Scottie to do?
  13. What Chinese saying does Scottie quote?
  14. What does Madeleine say about 'darkness'?
  15. What does Madeleine remember about where she goes?
  16. What does she say about the grave?
  17. What does she mention about Spain?
  18. What does Scottie hope to find by questioning her?

    After Watching

    What would you do if you were in Scottie's shoes?

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    All Lesson Plans Copyright Graham Stanley, 1999
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