Gaslight

  

In London a newly married couples move into a new town house. Everything seems normal, until the neighbors hear rumors that the wife is crazy. Stealing her husbands things and hiding picture frames at random. When the couple goes out in public, the wife throws fits and starts crying hysterically.What could possible be wrong with her?

The wife's name is Paula (played by Ingrid Bergman) and the husband Gregory (Charles Boyer) who have moved back into her old home. Previously, Paula's aunt owned the town house in London but was murdered mysteriously. The audience soon finds out that the murder killed the women for some precious jewels, but never found them. Seeking what he never got, the killer searches the London home every night looking for the jewels.

Paula is kept in her room most of the time, and truly believes she is insane. At night she hears strange noises, and watches the gaslight dim and brighten as someone comes and goes in a home that is supposed to be empty. What little she knows.


Gaslight was produced in 1940 but remade in 1944 with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. The stories are similar but I prefer the 1944 version because it adds more details and information, which helps tell the story. It won two Oscars and had five other nominations. I like this movie because of the suspense and it keeps you interested in trying to solve the puzzle of Paula and her strange husband.

Always,
Avery

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