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English. Budget. $1.4 million (estimated) Box office. $4.5 million (rentals) Obsession is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, and John Lithgow. The screenplay was written by Paul Schrader, from a story by De Palma and Schrader.
De Palma and Schrader, and Bernard Herrmann with his beautifully overdone music, and Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold with their mutual obsession, are all playing this material as broadly as possible. This is a 1940s melodrama out of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater by way of a gothic novel.
Summaries. A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his wife. New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt.
LaSalle (John Lithgow) delivers Courtland (Cliff Robertson) to the church in Florence where he first sees the dead ringer (Genevieve Bujold) for his dead wife, in Brian De Palma's Obsession, 1976. Bernard Hermann music, Vilmos Zsigmond shots of the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte in Florence, opening Brian De Palma's Obsession, 1976, with ...
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Watch Now. Obsession (1976) PG 08/01/1976 (US) Thriller , Mystery , Drama 1h 39m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. A bizarre story of love. Overview. A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his wife. Brian De Palma. Director, Story. Paul Schrader. Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew. Reviews 1.
Synopsis. A bizarre story of love. 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.
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