Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Henry Farrell (story)
Henry Farrell (screenplay) ...

Data di uscita:

24 dicembre 1964 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Slogan:

Don't Tell Anyone What Happened In The Summer House!

Plot:

The arrival of a lost relative, engulfs terror upon an aging southern belle, forever plagued by a horrifying family secret.

Plot Keywords:

Macabre | Wealthy Family | Southern Belle | Woman In Jeopardy | Nightmare

Premi:

Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 5 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

Memorable Characters, Song

Cast

Bette Davis	...	Charlotte Hollis
Olivia de Havilland	...	Miriam Deering
Joseph Cotten	...	Dr. Drew Bayliss
Agnes Moorehead	...	Velma Cruther
Cecil Kellaway	...	Harry Wills
Victor Buono	...	Samuel Eugene ("Big Sam") Hollis
Mary Astor	...	Mrs. Jewel Mayhew
Wesley Addy	...	Sheriff Luke Standish
William Campbell	...	Paul Marchand
Bruce Dern	...	John Mayhew
Frank Ferguson	...	Walter Blake, newspaper editor
George Kennedy	...	Foreman
Dave Willock	...	Taxi driver
Michel Petit	...	Gang leader (as Michael Petit)
John Megna	...	New boy

Alias:

What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?
Piano... piano dolce Carlotta (Italy) [it]

Durata:

133 min | Argentina:134 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

Spain:T | Australia:M | West Germany:18 (nf) | Germany:12 (nf) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Norway:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated

Luoghi delle riprese:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Associates & Aldrich Company, The

Curiosità:

Mary Astor's last film.

Errori:

Continuity: When Charlotte is telling Miriam off at the dining table ("Sounds pretty dirty to me!") she lifts her wine glass to her mouth; a split second later she is lifting it mid-air.

Citazioni:

Charlotte: Get outta here, Luke Standish! You smirkin' Judas!

Movie Connections:

Citato in "Dallas: Hush, Hush, Sweet Jessie (#7.29)" (1984)

Colonna sonora:

HUSH...HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE

Memorable Characters, Song

It's tough to beat this for a good, deep cast: Bette Davsi, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorhead, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Buono, Mary Astor and Bruce Dern.

My favorite character in here was played by Moorhead. She was excellent as the eccentric (but very perceptive) housekeeper. I wish Kellaway's role had been bigger. It was interesting, too, to see such a young Dern. Davis looked really grotesque, but that was the idea. Kudos for her to not care about her looks.

Speaking of looks, the best feature in here might have been the cinematography. I have not seen this on DVD but I'd like to and wonder if it looks tremendous. It sure looked good on VHS. And that theme song! It is played throughout the movie and once you hear it, as I first did in the theater over 40 years ago, you never forget it.

My lone complaint is the length of the film. At 133 minutes, I think it would have been a lot tighter and better at about 110. However, even though there were definite lulls in the story, they were never that long in length.