Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Country: US
Technical: bw 133m
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten
Synopsis:
An ageing and reclusive Southern belle carries with her a guilty family secret, and she is overwhelmed by memories when a long lost relative comes to visit.
Review:
Aldrich ups the ante on Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, this time giving the demon role to an actress playing against type, extending the pre-credit to fifteen minutes, and locating it in a remote gothic mansion rather than in the suburbs. In so doing he removes one of the oddly uncanny effects of an insanity taking hold just next door, but superior production and reliable performances offer classy rewards.
Country: US
Technical: bw 133m
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten
Synopsis:
An ageing and reclusive Southern belle carries with her a guilty family secret, and she is overwhelmed by memories when a long lost relative comes to visit.
Review:
Aldrich ups the ante on Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, this time giving the demon role to an actress playing against type, extending the pre-credit to fifteen minutes, and locating it in a remote gothic mansion rather than in the suburbs. In so doing he removes one of the oddly uncanny effects of an insanity taking hold just next door, but superior production and reliable performances offer classy rewards.
Country: US
Technical: bw 133m
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten
Synopsis:
An ageing and reclusive Southern belle carries with her a guilty family secret, and she is overwhelmed by memories when a long lost relative comes to visit.
Review:
Aldrich ups the ante on Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, this time giving the demon role to an actress playing against type, extending the pre-credit to fifteen minutes, and locating it in a remote gothic mansion rather than in the suburbs. In so doing he removes one of the oddly uncanny effects of an insanity taking hold just next door, but superior production and reliable performances offer classy rewards.