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Actors: Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Obsession (1976) |
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Brian De Palma cowrote the screenplay of OBSESSION with Paul Schrader and directed the movie in 1975. Music by Bernard Herrmann.
The wife and the daughter of Cliff Robertson, a real estate businessman, are kidnapped on the night of Robertson's tenth anniversary of marriage. Both die during a failed rescue attempt by the police. 15 years later, Robertson, still feeling guilty about that tragic event, falls in love in Italy with Geneviève Bujold, a young italian girl bearing a tremendous resemblance with Robertson's first wife. They return to New Orleans in order to get married. But Geneviève Bujold is also kidnapped and Robertson has a second chance to save his love. He just has to ask his business partner John Lithgow the US$ 500'000.- that will be given to the kidnappers. Lithgow hesitates.
An homage to Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Obsession (1976) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- rescuing from kidnappers
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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