Diary entries forGaslight
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she should have legally been allowed to stab him at least once.
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This is me and her but in reverse.
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Ingrid Bergman definitely deserved to win the Academy Award for best actress for her performance in this film. She was incredible. I'm speechless.
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Can’t wait to check out GATEKEEP and GIRLBOSS.
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George Cukor's Rebecca
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Film School Drop Outs Weekly Challenge (https://letterboxd.com/goghaliens/list/film-school-drop-outs-weekly-challenge-2019) Week 9: Production Designer - Cedric Gibbons I originally picked Julius Caeser for this category, and then spent this week questioning my decision. Not because I thought I wouldn't like it, but mainly because it's so dailogue-heavy (of course) and that seems at odd with the focus on the given topic. Which is also to say, I don't have an attention span & the smarts for it. I still did end up half-watching portions of the play I read back in school — premonition, stabbing to Antony's speech. I liked the costumes and the sets where the deeds happen. After looking at his awards list and filmography a couple of times. Overwhelmed, I finally settled on Gaslight, a film that had been a high priority for months. Fun facts that I read: 1) he actually designed the Oscar statuette. 2) the reason he has gazillion titles credited to his name is because he had a contract that "stated every film released by MGM in the USA would give him the credit of Art Director, even though others did the majority of the work." Onto the film: Before Rosemary's Baby, there was this effective & brilliant psychological horror. The screenplay is great; did at one point think it was going to be 'man saves the girl again,' which it is to an extent, but I'm willing to let that slide since she really needed that outside perspective and he happened to fit the bill, and also wasn't just a random man but an inspector. The second half is definitely stronger, it gets better and better as it goes on. The ending is so satisfying! Everyone in the cast was superb. Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer played their parts to perfection. Gregory Anton is a scary villain that is mostly rooted in reality. The costumes are transportive. Unlike in those beautiful, glamorous Technicolor dreams that partially came from Gibbons' mind and took the form of classic musicals; the sets here are usual/familiar enough that they don't call attention to themselves. Thereby, letting the important story easily engross you. (The fog scenes look nice) This, imo, should be a required viewing so people can become more aware of what all the term entails and recognise the signs. Not to be negative, but I do wonder though: if someone has done the opposite of what this film was going for, meaning - taken this film as a crashcourse on how to manipulate and gaslight? I hope not. Miss Thwaites aka Bloodthirsty Bessie would have loved the current true crime resurgence. Where is the spin-off with her becoming a real detective or an armchair one?? ——————————————————— Paula: light the gas Greg: oh what's that? [Whispers] Gaslight? You want me to gaslight you? Paula: wh--? it's too dark in here Greg: Oh honey, but of course it is, you've been talking in your sleep again
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idk man, if ingrid bergman looked at me with those beautiful eyes and that porcelain doll face, i’d be physically incapable of lying to her
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"Paula, I hope you're not starting to imagine things again." Bro set the blueprint for male manipulators everywhere 😭😭😭 !!! LITERALLY HIS FACE IS PROBABLY ON THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF GASLIGHTING 🗣️🗣️ Gregory's domineering presence creates so much intensity. Every conversation between him and Paula feels like a cruel puzzle with no solution, he oozes suspicion and yet always maintains the upper hand creating a palpable atmosphere of dread. Something about the lighting here is so good and works amazingly especially paired with the close ups on the vacent, hopeless, expressions of Paula as she grows more and more doubtful of her sanity and the people around her increasingly question and talk down to her. This dynamic makes the ending all that more satisfying, such a powerful monologue performed by Ingrid Bergman, the line "Are you suggesting that this is a knife I hold in my hand?" Just hits the mf spot 🤭!!!
