Shadows and Secrets: The Gothic Heroine on Film traces the evolution of women at the center of classic gothic cinema, from romantic obsession and peril to resistance and survival.
Set in shadowed houses and windswept landscapes, these four films explore how love, power, and secrecy intertwine -- and how women learn to see through the stories meant to confine them.
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March 3: Gaslight
Ever wonder where the term "gaslighting" comes from? It's right here -- this 1944 thriller and the play it was based on.
After the death of her famous opera-singing aunt, Paula (Ingrid Bergman) is sent to study in Italy, where she falls in love with the charming Gregory Anton (Charles Boyer).
When the two return to London to take up residence in the late aunt's house, Paula begins to notice strange goings-on: missing pictures, strange footsteps in the night, and gaslights that dim without being touched.
As she fights to retain her sanity, her new husband's intentions come into question.
"To assist in the freezing of your bloodstream, the producers have told their eerie tale with a splendid cast." —Jack Karr, Toronto Star
Directed by George Cukor
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, Angela Lansbury
United States | English | 1944 | Psychological Thriller | 114 minutes | Approved
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