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13 September 1976 (Sweden)
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The love story that will scare the life out of you more
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New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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**** out of ****
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cliff Robertson | ... | Michael Courtland |
 | Geneviève Bujold | ... | Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari |
 | John Lithgow | ... | Robert Lasalle |
| Sylvia Kuumba Williams | ... | Maid (as Sylvia "Kuumba" Williams) |
| Wanda Blackman | ... | Amy Courtland |
 | J. Patrick McNamara | ... | Third Kidnapper (as Patrick McNamara) |
| Stanley J. Reyes | ... | Insp. Brie |
| Nick Kreiger | ... | Farber (as Nick Krieger) |
| Stocker Fontelieu | ... | Dr. Ellman |
| Don Hood | ... | Ferguson |
| Andrea Esterhazy | ... | D'Annunzio |
| Thomas Carr | ... | Paper Boy |
| Tom Felleghy | ... | Italian Businessman |
| Nella Simoncini Barbieri | ... | Mrs. Portinari |
| John Creamer | ... | Justice of the Peace |
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Deja Vu (USA) (working title)
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98 min | Australia:94 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
West Germany:16 (f) |
UK:15 (video rating) |
UK:AA (original rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG
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Alfred Hitchcock was reportedly furious when Brian De Palma decided to make Obsession (1976), because he thought it was a virtual remake of Vertigo (1958). Ironically, De Palma stopped making mystery/adventure films after Hitchcock's death in 1980, with the possible exception of Body Double (1984).
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Sandra Portinari:
[noticing Michael watching her paint] Buon Giorno!
Michael Courtland: [smiles politely] Buon Giorno.
Sandra Portinari: [motions to her painting and speaks in Italian] Do you like it?
Michael Courtland: [answering slowly in halting Italian] I don't speak Italian.
Sandra Portinari: [speaks in English] That's okay. I speak English. You are an American?
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Michael Courtland: [smiles politely] Buon Giorno.
Sandra Portinari: [motions to her painting and speaks in Italian] Do you like it?
Michael Courtland: [answering slowly in halting Italian] I don't speak Italian.
Sandra Portinari: [speaks in English] That's okay. I speak English. You are an American?
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References Tengoku to jigoku (1963)
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Underrated masterpiece by De Palma was basically disregarded due comparisons to "Vertigo". Sure, the basic premise is the same, but De Palma takes it in a totally different direction. Technically, this is among his best works, with the beautiful camerawork complimenting a haunting, disturbing story. The story takes it's time, and while the slow pace may bother some viewers, patient viewers will realize that it works to draw them in. By the time it is over, it feels like you have just come out of a trance.