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Obsession

1976 · 99 min

A haunting, slow-burning thriller that wraps you in a dreamlike haze of grief and obsession, building to a shocking, emotionally devastating climax.

Tagline
A bizarre story of love.
Overview
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • grief
  • guilt
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery, drama
Directed by
Brian De Palma
Written by
Paul Schrader
Starring
Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Wanda Blackman, J. Patrick McNamara, Stanley J. Reyes, Nick Kreiger
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America, Italy
Languages
English

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