In this episode, I talk about Robert Wise's 1963 cult classic, "The Haunting." It's based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel "The Haunting of Hill House," and stars Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance, a young woman who joins three people at a haunted house to investigate paranormal phenomena. Eleanor has spent over a decade caring for her invalid mother who has recently died. I explore how this film represents psychological disintegration and a woman searching for belonging as well as how the film uses sound and cinematography to create a frightening, claustrophobic atmosphere. At the beginning of the episode, I also talk about the recent news that Filmstruck is shutting down.
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Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan
Full Show Notes:
Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life' (2011)
Terrence Malick's 'Days of Heaven' (1978)
Michael Curtiz's 'Casablanca' (1942)
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952)
Ang Lee's 'Brokeback Mountain' (2005)
Catherine Corsini's 'Summertime' (aka 'La Belle Saison') (2015)
Bong Joon-ho's 'Memories of Murder' (2003)
Roberto Rossellini's 'Journey To Italy' (1954)
Vittorio De Sica's 'Umberto D.' (1952)
Kelly Reichardt's 'Wendy and Lucy' (2008)
Dardenne brothers' 'Two Days, One Night' (2014)
Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Three Colors: Blue' (1993)
Pablo Larrain's 'Jackie' (2016)
Agnès Varda's 'The Gleaners and I' (2000)
Nicolas Philibert's 'To Be and To Have' (2002)
Todd Haynes's 'Far From Heaven' (2002)
Todd Haynes's 'Safe' (1995)
Jane Campion's 'The Piano' (1993)
Maïwenn's 'My King' (2015)
Peter Webber's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' (2003)
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