![]() ![]() ![]() The plot, alas, is the one weakness here. And the cop, too, is a classic bobby, handsome and cooperative. Yes, the two maids are perfect, including a sassy Angela Lansbury in her first movie role. It's quite an involving experience, and because you are limited to mostly these two characters, you get very intimate with them. Most of the film occurs in an old, lavishly decorated house, and the lights and camera-work are dreamy, dripping in rim light and shadow, in odd angles and closeups of their faces. The movie is really about their back and forth, with Joseph Cotten making his appearance as a necessary line of safety and hope because we can't stand to see the woman go down without a fight. Boyer is more nuance, and is a perfect match. Cukor gets the most of her excesses, and her nuances. The wife is played with usual high stakes perfection by Ingrid Bergman (between her stunning roles in Casablanca and Spellbound). So we have Charles Boyer, smarmy, deceptive, and ultimately evil, leading his new wife down a path of mental anguish and, he hopes, madness. As with great Hitchcock, you have a sense of where you going, and you want to stop it. You might find the plot too linear, to predictable overall, to be blown away, but in fact that's partly why the suspense works. Psychological suspense was never more focused, and less distracted, than you'll find in Gaslight however. Head on back to Retro Gazing daily for all the latest nostalgic news.Gaslight (1944) This is an uncharacteristic film for George Cukor, slipping sideways into Hitchcock turf for this period. Love the film, or hate it? Hit the comments below with your own opinion - or what you’re looking forward to watching on TCM this week! FSepoJqXDyĬomment below your own thoughts about Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer and Joseph Cotten. ![]() A remake of the 1940 British version sees Ingrid Bergman play Paula Alquist Anton who at the urging of her new husband returns home to London to the house where her aunt was murdered for nefarious reasons. #OTD George Cukor’s Gaslight (1944) had its premiere in New York City. Currently, the film isn’t on any streaming services, but we’ll update this accordingly if this changes! You can watch Gaslight this week on TCM on Tuesday, July 7 at 4:15 pm EST / 1:15 pm PST. You won’t get any phoning it in performances here, something we’re wonderfully grateful for. The sets are gorgeous, the Victorian costumes well done, and the plot perfect… but it’s the acting that really makes this story come alive (as it should). Plus, the film has a fantastic supporting cast with a teenage Angela Lansbury in one of her first film roles and the always amazing Dame May Whitty. Cotten, meanwhile, plays the sane hero beautifully. She rightly won an Oscar for her role, while Boyer was nominated. Bergman is phenomenal here, portraying a woman on the brink of restrained insanity. One reason that Gaslight has stood the test of time, in our opinion, is because of the three main stars in the film. Starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten From the sets (which get smaller as the film continues to portray our heroine’s mental instability and claustrophobia) to the plot, this film is a great psychological suspense movie to watch.Īngela Lansbury as Nancy Oliver, Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton/Sergis Bauer and Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist Anton on the set of “Gaslight” (1944), directed by George Cukor. Therefore, you can expect the film itself to be a great depiction of the term. The term “gaslighting” - to manipulate someone and drive them insane - comes from the 1938 Gaslight play, as well as the two film adaptions (1940 and the 1944 film discussed here). Luckily, we have the ever so lovely Joseph Cotten around to realize that something is amiss with the couple. ![]() You see, Boyer is really a murderous criminal on the quest for rubies he believes her aunt had. Once Bergman and her new husband (Charles Boyer) move back into her dead aunt’s house, it’s clear that we’re in for a wild, psychologically thrilling ride. However, Gaslight doesn’t stay romantic for too long. The film opens with a love-struck Ingrid Bergman during the Victorian era, complete with wonderful dialogue and fantastic set design. ‘Gaslight’ (1944), starring Charles Boyer and Ingrid Berman /8A5nLzwmSh Airing on TCM this week, choosing Gaslight as our Movie of the Week was a no brainer. All three are wonderful actors - and all three absolutely shine in this suspenseful mystery. George Cukor’s 1944 film Gaslight stars the incredible trio that is Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten. ![]()
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