Question

This film’s second half demonstrates the protagonist’s “active sadistic voyeurism” in forcing a woman to change her appearance, as argued in an essay by the critic Laura Mulvey. (10[2])In this film, Midge angers the protagonist after she inserts her own facial features in a reproduction of a portrait of Carlotta Valdes. A nun’s sudden appearance in this film leads to a character’s death at a bell tower whose inside was earlier the subject of the first-ever dolly zoom. (10[2])In this film, a plot to kill Madeleine (10[1]-5[1])Elster aims to take advantage of Scottie Ferguson’s fear of heights. For 10 points, name this Alfred Hitchcock film about a detective who experiences the title dizzy sensation. ■END■

ANSWER: Vertigo (The Mulvey essay is “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BUCSD2710
Daniel Tritasavit (DII)UCLA DClaremont B2710
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AClaremont A7710
Andrew Nucci (DII)UCLA EClaremont C7710
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CUSC85-5
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA C8510

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