VertigoPG

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock | USA | 1958 | 2h 8m | Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones

In the city of San Francisco, a retired police officer with a fear of heights is drawn into a perplexing investigation when an old friend asks him to look into his wife’s erratic behaviour. As the case unfolds, he becomes more and more obsessed, leading him into a web of mistaken identity, passion, and murder. Alfred Hitchcock’s haunting tale of desire was initially met with mixed reviews, but has transformed into a celebrated masterpiece over the decades and is now widely acclaimed as the director’s finest work.

Reviews

‘Combines in an almost unique balance Hitchcock’s brash flair for psychological shocks with his elegant genius for dapper stylishness.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘A dizzying cinematic experience…Restores its status as a picture to be obsessed with.’
★★★★★
Lillian Crawford, Little White Lies

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We showed Vertigo between September 10, 2023 and September 13, 2023.

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17:45

Effi o Blaenau 15
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1h 31m | Welsh w/ English subtitles
In a Welsh town stripped of its pubs and jobs, hard-partying Effi keeps her head just above water. But a chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub offers a glimpse of another life. Leisa Gwenllian is searing in this spikily funny adaptation of Gary Owen's celebrated one-woman play.

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Disclosure Day 12A
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2h 25m
When a Kansas City meteorologist intercepts an inexplicable alien signal during a live broadcast, she begins to unravel a decades-long government cover-up. Steven Spielberg returns to sci-fi with a summer blockbuster of genuine scale and philosophical weight, led by Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor.

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