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Schroedinger's Familiar!
Filmhaus - wrote on 04/13/2021
As many movies as I've watched, I'm always surprised when two entirely different films accidentally touch on similar themes in an entirely different way, complementing each other in the process.
That being said, obsession is multi-faceted, and can be played for suspense or laughs.
Released in the same year as object lessons for each, the dark comedy of Bell, Book, and Candle contrasts well against the torrid suspense of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.
Strangely enough, the principle cast members are all the same (Kim Novak & Jimmy Stewart), and the physical chemistry is just as electric. The color choice is just as lurid, with vivid greens and purples leaking off the celluloid.
In each, the femme fatale has subverted her identity to cast a spell of desire onto the helpless …
