Obsession

Obsession

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Release Date

4/8/1944

Runtime

140 mins

Overview

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A grim descent into moral corruption as desire and desperation ensnare two lovers in an inexorable path toward tragedy. Shot with the unflinching eye of Italian neorealism, it watches their affair curdle from passion into something darker and more destructive.

Mood

BleakTenseMournful

Themes

ObsessionLoveBetrayalCrimeClass

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturatedDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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