'Vertigo'

Having watched certain sections of Alfred Hitchcock's films, 'Vertigo', I feel I've learnt a few things about thrillers already. The opening credits show extreme close-ups on a woman's lips and eye with a rotating spiral behind them. Spirals are a main theme throughout the film from the square, spiral staircase that John Ferguson (the detective) has to climb to the representation of the twisting, turning plot.
This film includes classic thriller signifiers; the Feme fatale, the flawed hero (who is afraid of heights) and a main theme of mystery and deciet.