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Obsession (1976)

K-16 08/01/1976 (US) Drama, Thriller, Mystery 1h 39m

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A bizarre story of love.

Overview

New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who bears a striking resemblance to his wife.

Brian De Palma

Author, Director
Paul Schrader

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Top Billed Cast

Cliff Robertson

Michael Courtland
Geneviève Bujold

Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari
John Lithgow

Robert Lasalle
Sylvia Kuumba Williams

Maid
Wanda Blackman

Amy Courtland
J. Patrick McNamara

Third Kidnapper
Stanley J. Reyes

Inspector Brie
Nick Kreiger

Farber
Stocker Fontelieu

Dr. Ellman
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A review by John Chard

8.0

Written by John Chard on February 13, 2014

Déjà vu and Déjà vu.

Obsession is directed by Brian De Palma and written by Paul Schrader. It stars Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold and John Lithgow. Music is by Bernard Herrmann and cinematography by Vismos Zsigmond.

You either love him or hate him, it seems. Brian De Palma that is. He's an amazing stylist who made some piercingly great thrillers in the tradition of Maestro Hitchcock, or he's a knock off artist using style to hide his inadequacies as a story teller? One thing for sure, for a good portion of the 70s and 80s his films would not be ignored, for better or worse depending... read the rest.

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