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

ANSWER: Vertigo (The Mulvey essay is “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.”)
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Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AJames Madison A50-5
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