"Gaslight"
December 2, 2022
Ron
"GASLIGHT" (1944)
After the death of her famous opera-singing aunt, Paula Alquist (Ingrid Bergman) is sent to study in Italy to become a great opera singer as well. While there, she falls in love with the charming Gregory Anton (Charles Boyer). The two return to London, and Paula begins to notice strange goings-on: missing pictures, strange footsteps in the night, and gaslights that dim without being touched. As she fights to retain her sanity, her new husband's intentions come into question.
Aside from being a very good movie (Ingrid Bergman in her Oscar-winning performance, and Angela Lansbury in her first Oscar-nominated film role), this classic holds a unique cultural pedigree: it's where we get the term "gaslighting". This 1944 thriller was selected in 2019 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
THE FULL MOVIE
"GASLIGHT" (1944)
Angela Lansbury's first scene.
Flirting with Angela Lansbury.
"You think I'm insane."
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