Gaslight

Gaslight is a 1944 film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on the play Angel Street by Patrick Hamilton.

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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Paula reads a letter from Sergius BauerPaula confronts her manAt the beginning of the film, it was announced that the famous opera singer Alice Alquist has been murdered. The killer, who killed the woman for her jewelry, is to get away without where he was looking for. Alice's young niece Paula, who after the death of her mother by her aunt was brought up, only and traumatized left behind. She is sent to Italy, where she is trained to follow in the footsteps of Alice to act. This career gives them on for Gregory Anton, her fiance.
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After their wedding convinces Gregory to her take up residence in the House that her aunt has left her in London . Paula doubt initially if they want to do this, because the House much nasty memories in her yielding, but out of love for her husband, she decides to live there anyway. For its not constant to her aunt to remember, let all the furniture of Alice Gregory move to the attic. Before he does so, she finds a letter from Sergius Bauer, that this two days before her death. Gregory is furious when he hears the name and grabs her the letter off your hands.

After this event happen there bizarre circumstances in Paula's life. This way they get rid of the brooch that once belonged to Gregory's grandmother and disappear there paintings in the House, where Paula Gets the blame for. During a visit to the Tower of London greeting they Brian Cameron. Gregory finds a mysterious man and wants to know why they said something to him. Although she explains that she only politely tried to be not the case, trust the most suspicious looks Gregory. Paula confused when they hear footsteps in the attic and dimming the lamps without explanation. She asks maid Elizabeth if they notice something here as well, but she claims to know nothing.

Gregory convinces her that she begins to hallucinate and that there was in fact nothing is going on. He forbids her to his visits, because they say is unable to socialize. One evening, she is to go out to a musical . Gregory then tells her that his watch and if he finds in her bag, she breaks down and is brought home. Paula convinced that they can't remember certain things that she has done according to Gregory. Maid Nancy does little to improve the situation. Nancy, which has an image of a brutal and dissolute to anything and is having an affair with night watchman Williams, is always strictly against Paula and talk hardly with her. Paula don't know that Nancy is dedicated to speak as little as possible against Paula and thinks that she hates her.

Brian Gregory Cameron trust and thinks he has something to do with the unsolved murder case of Alice. He been secretly sneaks to the attic. Brian brings Paula a visit like Gregory is not at home and comes to the conclusion that her husband in fact Sergius Bauer, the murderer of her aunt who is out on the jewels. Paula realizes that they do not run by, but that Gregory has manipulated her because she knew too much after reading the letter. Brian enlists the aid of the police and binds it tight. At the end Paula confronts her husband with his alter ego and kicks no longer in his stories.After he is taken away and finds the crimes he admits Paula her comfort from Brian. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Background[ Edit] == Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1940 the first film adaptation of the play was released in England. Columbia Pictures had the rights of the British film and planned to make an American film in 1941 under the title A Strange Case of Murder. By conflicts with the producer of the play, Shepard Traube, the film was not released. Ultimately Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought the full rights to the tune of $ 150,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-notes_3-0" len="166" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]  Studio head Louis b. Mayer tried to destroy all copies of the British film.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fun_4-0" len="164" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]  Although this happened without success, the 1940 film of the same name rarely screened over the following years.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Initially, Vincente Minnelli approached to direct the film, but the scriptwriters insisted that took the Director George Cukor . In October 1942 it was expected that Melvyn Douglas and Irene Dunne would play the leading roles.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-notes_3-1" len="166" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]  Douglas retired to december that year, because he went in the army. Of thin are known to the role has driven off.Ingrid Bergman had seen the play on Broadway and wanted the role starting begins to play. However, this is not made possible her contract and producer David o. Selznickrefused to bring change, so that they could play the role. Because of it was gone that she was not available, was still there to other actresses wanted. June Duprez did ascreen test, but got the part not. Hedy Lamarr was offered the role, but they hit it off.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imdb_5-0" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5]  at one time there were even rumors that Greer Garson would play the role.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [6] eventually got Bergman, at the urging of Cukor, the female lead and Charles Boyer the male.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bergman had hate it that they are already at the beginning of the shots had to play a love scene, because they did not know her opponent yet at that time. On the first day on the set, however, they had to fall into the arms of Boyer. Later told them that she found this very uncomfortable.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-behind_7-0" len="167" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [7]  What this situation is not improved, was that Boyer was small in length and had to stand on a box in scenes with both Bergman as Angela Lansbury. Boyer was regularly derived on the set. His wife was pregnant and after every shot he ran according to Bergman to the phone to call her.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fun_4-1" len="164" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Hardly rehearsals took place because Cukor feared that the magic and authenticity in emotion than would disappear.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-behind_7-1" len="167" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [7]  Bergman is prepared for her role. To be as credible as possible over to come off as a mentally unstable woman, she spent time in a facility.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imdb_5-1" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5]  the film meant for Lansbury her film debut. According to Director Cukor she had no acting experience when she auditioned, but she showed a lot of impression. Cukor also told that they could physically transform into played its role and very natural.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-behind_7-2" len="167" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [7]  Lansbury grew after the film to a star uitbrengst.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Gaslight in 1944 after the launch was a success. The New York Times gave full marks to Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty and Lansbury. Variety called it a ' excellent editing '.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [8]  At the Oscar ceremony in 1945, the film was seven Oscar nominations, including in the categories of ' Best Film ', ' best actor ' (Boyer), ' best actress ' (Bergman), ' best supporting actress ' (Lansbury), ' best adapted Screenplay ', ' best cinematography ' and ' best Art Direction '. Of these were only ' best actress ' and ' best Art Direction ' silver plated.