Gaslight
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Movie Reviews of Gaslight
Movie Review: Bergman at her best
Summary: 5 Stars
Ingrid Bergman received a Best Actress award from the Academy for her performance in the 1944 version of Gaslight. As anyone knows, the Oscars are not necessarily a good guide to fine acting but, in this case, she deserved it in spades. This taut, suspenseful production, superbly directed by the great George Cukor, also features fine performances from Charles Boyer, Angela Lansbury (17, going on 18) and Joseph Cotten. But it is Bergman's performance which elevates this film out of the ruck, so that it takes its place among the best of its type. The DVD transfer, on the whole, is good, although the print from which it was made shows considerable signs of wear in the first 10 minutes, and the whole thing could do with a restoration/clean. The special feature, hosted by Bergman's daughter, Pia Lindstrom, is well worthwhile - and on the flipside of the disc there is also the 1940 British version of the Patrick Hamilton play. A DVD worth owning.Movie Review: "Between us all the time were those jewels."
Summary: 5 Stars
About an unscrupulous man (Charles Boyer) slowly and methodically making his wife (Ingrid Bergman) think she's insane. Years earlier Boyer had murdered Bergman's aunt for jewels she owned, but he was never able to find them. When he learns that Bergman has inherited the aunt's house, he turns on the charm, gets her to marry him, and moves into the house with her. On the pretense of going to a room every night to write music, he sneaks upstairs to the attic, which has been sealed off, to search for the jewels. Meanwhile he torments Bergman, hoping to have her committed to a madhouse after he finds the jewels. But thanks to Joseph Cotton and Scotland Yard, all comes right in the end. Both Boyer and Bergman are excellent (Bergman took the Oscar), and they bring off the very tense climax powerfully. Angela Lansbury makes her acting debut as a servant girl, and plays her part to the hilt. Great entertainment; definitely worth a watch.Movie Review: Wow!! It's about time!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is truly incredible that it has taken so long to get this film onto a DVD. We can only hope that the edition will do justice to this great film, easily in my personal top 10 of all time. It should have a commentary track, cast background, any outtakes, a documentary on earlier versions of the film, and the subsequent history of this version--something like that. It really deserves a first class treatment. Ingrid Bergman is stunningly beautiful and palpably anguished as the slowly-crumbling Paula. Charles Boyer is consummately dark and evil as the insidious husband. Angela Lansbury is the tasty tart of an upstairs maid. Joseph Cotten is suitably efficient and ardent as the heroic rescuer. No words can describe the atmosphere of this movie, the gem-like quality of the images, the nauseating effect of the heroine being driven mad..... Ah....think I'll pull out the VHS and savor it again--why wait until February!!!Movie Review: A psychological thriller, perfectly atmospheric
Summary: 5 Stars
Gaslight is a superb example of a woman-in-peril suspense film. It is a psychological thriller, perfectly atmospheric, set in a foggy, dark London of the Victorian period.
Ingrid Bergman's performance as a woman slowly losing her mind is great - she received an Oscar for it. She is the victim of games being played to make her doubt her sanity. (The term to gaslight someone to make them doubt themself comes from the movie's title. It refers to the frequent dimming of the gas lights she sees.)
Charles Boyer is the devil trying to destroy his wife's mind, and Joseph Cotten the dashing, intelligent inspector whose suspicions save the day. Angela Lansbury, at 18 years old, makes her screen debut in this very enjoyable, albeit old film.
Movie Review: My favorite movie: how men drive women crazy
Summary: 5 Stars
From a systems-theoretic psychological point of view this movie is the greates on how a husband drives his wife crazy. Boyer is a genius is every grimace, delayed reaction and raised eyebrow. Any woman who's ever been driven crazy by a man can instantly relate (and even laugh all through) this movie. I have seen it 18 times and enjoy it more each time. Not the front or the end so much as the priceless interactions of the two and the maids who "also hate her". Female competition is a real thing--"there's no house big enough for two women" and the "female help" is envious of the "mistress" and she knows it. She fears her husband and the maids alike, who are "on his side".