Vertigo & Bruges-La-Morte

In the penultimate episode of the season, we look at one film you know and one you might not. We talk the certified best film ever, Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, alongside Ronald Chase’s Bruges-La-Morte.

Vertigo (1958) Burdened with the title of “The Greatest Film Ever Made”, Hitchcock’s technicolour noir remains a discomfiting study of memory, obsession, and the act of looking itself.

Bruges-La-Morte (1978) Director Ronald Chase cut his teeth as a dancer in the 1950s, before transitioning into opera design and filmmaking, using projection of original footage to enhance the theatrical experience. Shot on a shoestring, repurposing the crew and equipment from a previous project, Chase’s adaptation of the novel of the same title is a bizarre, feverish feat of low-budget ingenuity. Also one of the only non-Star Wars roles from C3-P0 actor Anthony Daniels . Available for free on Chase’s Vimeo.

https://vimeo.com/412529232

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Intro music: Joel Oldham @old.joel
Artwork:  Fred Sanders @fredsanders.creative