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Rosemary's Baby

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7.8/10 • 3.9K

1968-06-122h 18m

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Pray for Rosemary's Baby.

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

Directors
Roman Polanski
Editors
Sam O'Steen

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  1. Mia Farrow

    Mia Farrow

    Rosemary Woodhouse

  2. John Cassavetes

    John Cassavetes

    Guy Woodhouse

  3. Ruth Gordon

    Ruth Gordon

    Minnie Castevet

  4. Sidney Blackmer

    Sidney Blackmer

    Roman Castevet

  5. Maurice Evans

    Maurice Evans

    Hutch

  6. Ralph Bellamy

    Ralph Bellamy

    Dr. Sapirstein

  7. Victoria Vetri

    Victoria Vetri

    Terry

  8. Patsy Kelly

    Patsy Kelly

    Laura-Louise

  9. Elisha Cook Jr.

    Elisha Cook Jr.

    Mr. Nicklas

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CinemaSerf

Oct 6, 2024

7/10

I've never found Mia Farrow to be a very versatile actor, but she certainly delivers the best performance of her career in this gripping story of Satanic manipulation. "Rosemary" is married to "Guy" (John Cassavetes) and they live in one of those lovely great buildings that overlook New York's Central Park. Their neighbours are a bit eccentric, to day the least, with "Minnie" (the almost perfect Ruth Gordon) and "Roman" (Sidney Blackmer) chief amongst those who take an increasing interest in this couple when it appears that a baby is on the way. Gradually, she begins to suspect that something is amiss with not just her pregnancy, but with her marital relationship as she seems to see less and less of those previously close to her and becomes little better than a prisoner in her own apartment. She is becoming increasingly paranoid, confused and resentful of a seemingly indofferent husband who seems content to let just about everyone interfere as the due date approaches. This is also Roman Polanski at his best as he manages to amalgamate the sinister and the coercive with the religiosity of a story that exudes menace and panic whilst also calling into question established societal values around faith and trust. It's almost claustrophobic by design, and their small apartment soon takes on the mantle of a cell occupied by a woman who is very much not in control of her own destiny - whichever way she tries to turn, and with the careful use of a score from Christopher Komeda that could rival Bernard Herrmann then we have a story of visceral fear that looks great on a big screen. Gripping and genuinely quite terrifying at times, it's amongst the best of this genre.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,200,000.00
Revenue
$33,395,426.00
Keywords
new york cityhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or booksatanismconspiracysoul sellingnew neighboroccultstruggling actordemonic possessionsatanic ritualpregnant wifecoven (akelarre)satanic cultnosy neighbormanhattan, new york citywoman in jeopardyaspiring actorneighbor neighbor relationshipnew apartmentpoisoninggaslightingapartmentmeddling neighboractor male leadhorrifiedimpregnation of woman by entityselfish husbandambitious husband