Laura Mulvey (Male Gaze) - Vertigo

In the film 'Vertigo' by Hitchcock the male gaze can be easily applied as the narrative of the text itself is about a male protagonist who is obsessed with a female name Madeline. Due to the film showcasing the obsession the protagonist Ferguson has with Madeline, as an audience we are able to see the gaze itself in action at many points.

An Example of this gaze can be seen in this 'peeping tom' scene, here we take on Ferguson's gaze as he watches and stares at Madeline. We see that he is pictured in very low key lighting which indicates that he wants to be hidden as being caught peeping would make him look like a pervert, opposed to Madeline who is situated in very high key lighting walking around look at flowers. The next shot we see is of him peeping through the door, to show exactly what he is doing, before the camera again takes on his gaze. Although the shot in which we see isn't of a woman being sexualised or objectified like it would be usually, what Ferguson is looking at his still fulfilling the same desires.