Socialite Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney) meets and falls in love with writer Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde). They marry, and appear to be an ideal pair. But, as luck would have it, she turns out to be obsessive, jealous, and capable of evil things nobody thought possible.
I'm so happy this film is in Technicolor. Gene Tierney's face is a work of art. And she's SO good in this. It seems I've been watching a lot of crazy-women-movies lately (Fatal Attraction, Play Misty For Me, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Misery) and I was happy to revisit this one. It's pretty campy at parts (The film has Vincent Price in a supporting role...I think he drags camp behind him wherever he goes) but it's also very dark. The bad girls of 40s cinema don't get much more twisted than this! Add Jeanne Crain as her saintly (and equally stunning) sister, the beautiful scenery (although the matte painting in the background are at times laughably obvious) and the insane story, and you've got yourself a good way to spend a couple hours.
Enjoy, and don't let Gene Tierney take you swimming!
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