I really like Director Anthony Mann's no nonsense approach. Albeit at the start of his career in STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT (Frank Sinatra wrongly but persistently comes to mind) he manages to imbue this 57' production with a sense of quiet, insidious evil from the outset, and maintains it throughout, with the atmosphere in Helen Thimig's house very cleverly exploited and adding to the inevitable enigma: who really is Rosemary, the woman in the painting, and is she alive? Why does she compare Rosemary's beauty to that of Leslie (Grey)?
Well, we get the answers at the end, even if I thought the trap less than convincingly set up, because good old Thimig never leaves the house.
Superb cinematography. The train crash scene really came out of nowhere and shook me. Very good acting, especially from Thimig and Grey. Credible script and sharp dialogue.
Minor B pic but definitely worth watching!
Well, we get the answers at the end, even if I thought the trap less than convincingly set up, because good old Thimig never leaves the house.
Superb cinematography. The train crash scene really came out of nowhere and shook me. Very good acting, especially from Thimig and Grey. Credible script and sharp dialogue.
Minor B pic but definitely worth watching!