Alfred Hitchcock Vertigo clusters around many of the most spectacular monuments of San Francisco - most of them have changed significantly over the last 50 years. Photo: Images Borchi Massimo/4Corners Considered one of the greatest films of Alfred Hitchcock, Vertigo is a psychological thriller against the backdrop of the 1950 game in San Francisco. It tells the story of Scottie (James Stewart), a retired detective acrophobic, a final order after an old friend of his wife, the beautiful and enigmatic Madeleine (Kim Novak), in an attempt to explain his strange behavior . But little Scottie is aware that it is used as a pawn in a tissue of lies, betrayal and murder.
The film is set up around many of the most spectacular monuments of San Francisco - most of them have changed significantly over the last 50 years. Imagine the following scene in which Scottie and Madeleine in a museum she examined the portrait of Carlotta Valdes? This was filmed in the Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. In addition to its neoclassical architecture, the palace offers a collection of world-class art with works by Monet, Rodin and Degas.
Or visit the Fort Point, the place where Madeleine jumps into the bay from San Francisco. The civil war era fort is now a park at the south end of Golden Gate located a magnificent view of the bridge. Towers 227-meter high and iconic red-rust color look more impressive up close.
If you're in town, check into the Hotel Vertigo in the prestigious Nob Hill and quarterback dizzy, it was the Empire Hotel in the film. A short drive south you will see the beauty of the Central Coast. Visit the massive redwoods of 1000 years, Scottie and Madeleine are the main attraction at Big Basin Redwoods State Park, further south on the rugged coastline of the 17-Mile Drive. Here at Pebble Beach, you'll see where Scottie and Madeleine in the light waves kiss at Cypress Point.
And no trip to California is complete without the discovery of his Spanish heritage. Mission Dolores in San Francisco Mission District, where Scottie spies Madeleine Carlotta serious - although the stone was a fake, the church and the cemetery 200 years to provide an oasis of calm.
Ninety miles south of San Francisco San Juan Bautista, scene of the resolution of the drama. During this mission central coast, you can wander the grounds and attend Mass in the original church, but you will not find the bell tower - it creates built for the movie, with studio effects and stages of production lot.
on Sky Modern Greats Vertigo Films to Watch January 2, 2011 at 20:00
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