Lakewood Public Cinema – Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)

A retired police detective (James Stewart) is hired by a rich businessman to shadow his wayward wife (Kim Novak). He pursues her all over San Francisco, eventually falling in love and becoming obsessed with her. Sexual obsession has always been a major theme of Hitchcock’s. With Stewart as his surrogate, this obsession has never been more obvious, or more personal. Terry Meehan presents a new series, Hitchcock’s Best (1958-1963), introducing each film with an original video followed by audience reaction and a lively discussion.