Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO is a film which functions on multiple levels simultaneously. On one level it is a mystery about a man duped into being an accomplice to murder. On another level it is about a psyche burdened down with guilt. Finally, it is a story of a man who has lost his love. The film's screenplay, written by Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor, was based upon the 1954 mystery novel D'Entre …showed first 75 words of 713 total…

…showed last 75 words of 713 total…the women is his need for a love that he cannot seem to achieve. The only resolution in this film is the final death of the conflicts in Scottie’s life. The Nun in the final tower scene puts an end to his love interest, and his climb up to the tower ended his vertigo. I think the shadow of purity, signified by the nun, brings an end to all the deceit that has transpired.