exclude it from the category. On the general issue of noir and visual style, see Ballinger and Graydon (2007), p. 31. Christopher (1998) and Silver and Ward (1992), for instance, do not include Vertigo in their filmographies. Ottoson (1981) does not include Vertigo in his canon. By contrast, Hirsch (2001) describes Vertigo as among those Hitchcock films that are "richly, demonstrably noir" (p. 139). Derivative works Kalangarai Vilakkam, a 1965 Tamil film adaptation of Vertigo. One on Top of the Other, a 1969 giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci, is heavily influenced by Vertigo. Obsession, a 1976 film by Brian De Palma, is heavily influenced by Vertigo, while his 1984 thriller Body Double combines the plot elements of both Vertigo and Rear Window. High Anxiety, a 1977 film by Mel Brooks, is a parody of suspense films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but leans on Vertigo in particular. Chris Marker's 1983 video-essay Sans Soleil makes reference to the movie, declaring it the only film "capable of portraying impossible memory" over footage of Vertigo'''s shooting locations and stills from the film. Harvey Danger's song "Carlotta Valdez," from the 1997 album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?, summarizes the plot of the film. Joseph Kahn's 1997 music video for Faith No More's "Last Cup of Sorrow" is a parody of Vertigo with singer Mike Patton in the Scottie Ferguson role and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the Madeleine/Judy role.Suzhou River, a 2000 Chinese film by Lou Ye which critics saw as an homage to Vertigo.Mulholland Drive, a 2001 film written and directed by David Lynch (who cited Vertigo as an influence), uses a similar double-identity theme involving a blonde woman in a grey suit skirt in grave danger, and the film noir premise of tragic love, betrayal and murder that drove Hitchcock's film.The Testament of Judith Barton, a 2012 novel by Wendy Powers and Robin McLeod, tells the back-story of Kim Novak's character.Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, an adventure game by developer Pendulo Studios and publisher Microids. See also Alfred Hitchcock filmography Cinema of the United States List of American films of 1958 List of films considered the best Notes References Bibliography External links Vertigo at Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Essay by Thomas Leitch at National Film Registry A Very Different "Slice of Cake:" Restoring Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo'' Essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the