Movie

Woman Obsessed

1959 · 102 min

A somber, slow-burning melodrama of grief and harsh frontier life, with emotional confrontations and a tense, brooding atmosphere.

Tagline: She hated the child whose life stirred within her...because it was part of him whom she loathed and despised...
Overview: After her husband dies in a fire, a woman (Susan Hayward) is left to tend for her young son and the family farm on her own. Soon, she takes in a drifting handyman, they fall in love, and a resentment begins to build between the son and his new "step-father" who treats the boy harshly on purpose to prepare him for life on the frontier.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, isolation, survival
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
isolation
survival
redemption
Places: countryside
single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild