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Rodenbach's Bruges-la-morte: The Inspiration for Hitchcock's Vertigo? | Book Review and Analysis

A reflection on Georges Rodenbach's Bruges-la-morte, which may have been an influence on Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Contents: 00:03 – An obscure novel, a famous film 01:48 – Background: "symbolisme" and photography 02:54 – An English translation from 1903 * 03:30 – A novel written by a poet 03:55 – The narrative mode: "intimisme" 04:40 – The Borges connection? A quote from the maestro 06:02 – Characters, setting, situation, plot 08:26 – Structure and the use of pictures 11:04 – More on plot: the Gatsby complex, religion, ritual, etc. 13:14 – An anachronistic joke 13:29 – Some passages from the novel 18:32 – Further reading and watching 20:59 – Bottom line 21:44 – A lesson learned Update (12/5/22): I read Bruges-la-morte in French on July 14, 2022, in preparation for my film club's discussion of the Argentine film Más allá del olvido (Hugo del Carril, 1956), which is based on the novel. I made this video two days later. I've just found out that the following month, a new translation of the novel, by Will Stone, was published by Wakefield Press. Ah, synchronicity.