The Hitchcock blonde who ghosted Hollywood on her own terms.
Kim Novak never dreamed on being a star, but she became one. Most famous for her enigmatic performance in Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), the Chicago-born actress never quite fitted into the Hollywood mould and wanted to do things her own way.
Acting
Novak's raw, unguarded present-day interviews are the real show.
Direction
Menendez lets Novak control her own story finally.
Director
Jessica Menendez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Novak painted throughout her career but only exhibited publicly after leaving film; the documentary features her original artwork.
She was Columbia Pictures' manufactured answer to Marilyn Monroe, then outlasted the studio system that created her.
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