Obsession (1976)
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
Heavy, steady, measured thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
Our read · Obsession (1976) (1976) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
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The shape of Obsession
What watching it is actually like.
“You want a stylish De Palma thriller of obsession doubles and psychological twists.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if slow 70s psychological suspense or voyeuristic tone will bore you.
The reading.
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