I know Halloween has come and gone, and I should write something other than a horror film review, but Cinema Nerds actually got a request! Woo! And the request was for none other than one of my favorite horror films, Rosemary's Baby.
Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and Guy Woodhouse (John Cassavetes) are a young couple moving into an old fixer-upper apartment. Guy is a struggling actor and Rosemary desperately wants a baby. They reluctantly befriend the eccentric older couple next door, Minnie and Roman Castevet (Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer). They agree to start trying to conceive, and Rosemary becomes pregnant after a night she doesn't remember, except that she had disturbing nightmares. What should be a happy time in a young woman's life becomes a horrifying experience full of paranoia and terror, and it becomes clear to Rosemary that there is something very wrong about this pregnancy.
This movie FREAKS me out. The idea that almost everyone you know could be involved in a plot against you is truly chilling. The film has so many unforgettable images...a very pregnant Rosemary walking into oncoming traffic, Rosemary's gaunt, almost skeletal face, Minnie Castevet's face through the peephole, Rosemary using Scrabble tiles to figure out the secret behind the book on witchcraft left to her by a friend, Guy Woodhouse pulling away when Rosemary has her feel the baby kicking. Rosemary's Baby proves that sometimes even the quietest moments can be incredibly scary.
Add this one to your to-see list, and don't drink anything with tannis root in it! And don't talk to your neighbors! And...start giving your spouse lie-detector tests! And...and...and...DON'T GET PREGNANT EVER!
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