Kim Novak’s Vertigo

The director behind fascinating cinema essays such as Lynch/Oz and 78/52, records an intimate and revealing conversation with legendary Hollywood icon Kim Novak.

  • Director

    Alexandre O. Philippe

  • USA 2025. 77min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    TBC

  • A Dogwoof release

One of the biggest box-office stars of 1950s Hollywood, celebrated for her career-defining performance in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, Kim Novak retreated from the spotlight at the height of her fame. Visiting the 92-year-old at her Pacific coast home and painting studio, Philippe offers the iridescent Novak a forum to converse, share her wisdom and unpack memories while journeying through her life, film work, art and passion for animal rights. Illustrated with examples of Novak’s luminous performances and rare archival footage, this is both an illuminating documentary portrait and a love letter to a cherished Hollywood great.

Kimberley Sheehan, Lead Programmer