1944's British movie " Under the Gas Lamp ", it would definitely be interesting to write this story into a novel - later I also learned that it was originally adapted from a novel, which felt similar to the British classics I read before.
At the beginning, I saw "under the gas lamp" and it felt like it was a revolutionary era. .. It's actually a suspense movie.
It has not many typical black plots, but the whole film is surrounded by a thick black from beginning to end. London is filled with foggy and the spiritual world. It is a very British movie, and the foggy creates a good feeling.
heroine Paula is a ignorant lady. Her biggest suffering in her life is that her aunt was killed, she was targeted by the murderer and she was mentally controlled.
At that time, she didn't know that she would remember this in the future - most of the men who talk sweet words were unreliable.
The male protagonist's hypocrisy and insidious acts are very well done, with the words "bad guy" written on his face.
Ingrid Bergman 's appearance in this movie is actually not very good-looking, because she is tall and has a wide skeleton. Although she performed the round beauty when she was young, she gave people a tough feeling, making her look particularly strong, with little weakness and sweetness of a little woman.
Especially in the later stage, the heroine's personality that is easily controlled, self-hypnotic, has no opinion, and is very breath-taking, and is even more disliked.
But Ingrid Bergman was the first time she was crowned the Oscar winner , saying that she played a slim and sensitive woman who was troubled by the shadow of her childhood.
In fact, Bergman is the most beautiful to put down her hair. Her side lines are stunning, and her hair is so heroic when she combed her. This hairstyle really doesn't suit her.
The male lead's performance is definitely better than Bergman, and it is very layered, sweet words and touching the pain points. The face changes in an instant, and his emotions are so unstable, and he is definitely either a stolen or a traitor.
The whole movie of the motive of my husband torture Bergman, I was thinking from the beginning - you just steal other people's diamonds, why do you still control others when you cheat Bergman into marriage? He got married normally and controlled the heroine, why can't his property be owned normally? Paula has so many heritages, and he is beautiful and loves Anton. Anton doesn’t look for jewelry, and they can’t use up their money. Why don’t you enjoy it together and have to find out the four jewelry and drive Paula crazy? Paula doesn’t want to give him money...
Although it is a black and white movie, you can also see that the room is beautiful, kerosene lamps, chandeliers, sofas, cabinets, candlesticks... It’s indeed a very British movie.
Anton was reading the jewelry introduction at the Tower of London, and his expression and voice made people guess he was a jewellery-controlled freak. Just like some enthusiasts or hobbies now, it was with him that everything became dark and extreme.
The whole film is similar to an indoor drama. The husband with ulterior motives drives Bergman crazy and always makes a fuss in this house, but the plot is no suspense - the thriller movie starring is actually not terrifying at all, mainly highlighting the imbalanced power relationship between the cold and violent husband and the neurotic wife
the male protagonist is really amazing, he is thinking in his mind that he wants to find those priceless jewelry and drive a woman crazy. He was not moved by such a beautiful wife who was infatuated with him.
This piano player is also an educated high IQ crime. He looks for jewelry every night - his destruction is to exploit and torture prey layer by layer.
Here I want to talk about this little maid who always looks angry, and later played Miss Marple.
Her actor Angela Lansbury , playing the role of the novel female writer Mrs. Ultraborn in " Tragedy on the Nile " (1978). I am so familiar with the character
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"Look! The lustful male goat! The strong limbs, lifted nostrils, and curved horns!"
Isn't this the line that belongs to her? Mrs. Ottoburn was so cute when she was young, she had a slim face and looked like a doll.
This extremely active maid, I thought she and Anton would have a story, but in fact there was no. Maybe Anton was too determined but not enough. This man only had jewelry - killed his beautiful aunt, tortured the heroine, and was not interested in the maid's hookup.
He quietly used Paula's fear of the murder situation that year, creating a ghostly illusion, and became more and more accusing Paula of being a psychopath in public. Paula's strong resistance and breaking free were defeated by her husband one by one.
In fact, if you are in it and have no external help, you can only be trapped in a dead end - there are no other close friends or relatives, the only reliance is your husband. Even when facing so many flaws, you will ignore it and continue to fall into the trap.
The best thing about villas is the large glass windows and the dense branches outside the window. The shadows of the trees are so swaying, but they also add a sense of ghostness. The thick fog in London and the flickering effect of gas lamps is indeed effective.
video also strengthens the sense of psychological suggestion through lighting, composition, mirroring and editing, and is very exciting in creating a psychological atmosphere. The inner fear of claustrophobia is similar to "Butterfly Dream" by Hitchcock .
black and white films are slim and shadowy, which is indeed very suitable for psychological thrillers.
Every light and shadow and words are hidden in each place, and there are various lens variations of gas lamps, which completely capture the audience's vision and psychology.
Finally, the ending of the arrest seemed a bit hasty.
Note that this detective is not an ordinary policeman, he is the general's assistant and has a high position.
and also have a good family background. Such a gentleman with good background, profession and character should be the best companion for the heroine.
Anton finally achieved his long-cherished wish. He finally found the jewelry.
If it is just for the purpose of obtaining jewelry, his purpose has been achieved after getting married. The attic is full of things he wants to search carefully. He can go upstairs while his wife is not at home, and it will be fine to look for it for the rest of his life.
Why do you have to drive Paula crazy?
Just because the heroine knew the letter, this is an important clue to reveal his identity.
occupies all the heroine's property because these jewelry are expensive and cannot be sold on the black market even if they are found. However, if Paula dies after marrying him and Paula dies, he can inherit this batch of jewelry with justification.
In the last half hour, the detective broke into Bergman's house and revealed the answer. Anton also found the diamonds he had searched for for many years. This explanation can be said to be very hasty.
The most exciting two-person showdown is behind.
Emotional relationship is like a battlefield. In the final loft duel, the heroine said, because I was crazy, I can't save you.
She competed with her husband and treated her with her own way.Anton immediately admitted that the hostess was not crazy.
1 shows the hostess' intelligence, and secondly, shows the hostess' initiative, no longer believe it like before, and truly believe that you are not crazy. You don’t need to get recognition from others (husband or police) to affirm yourself. The finale of
in the last ten minutes is the complete reflection. Bergman's final outbreak was good. The reason why she is easily controlled by her husband is that she is superstitious about love and lover. She has never doubted her love and lover.
This is where her roots lie.
Sparkling dialogue:
Anton said, I have been coveting jewelry all my life, and I don’t know why...
The light shining in his eyes, he acted well!
The movie seems to be saying from beginning to end that the male protagonist is deliberately trying to get into a stubborn and stubborn. It is that power. The more he doesn’t have, the more he wants it. In the end, he said that he just wants jewelry...
is not the case!
gem is just a metaphor - the male protagonist's trick against the female protagonist is actually spontaneous and natural, and it is the perverted desire to destroy the other person's personality!
The ending gives the audience the feeling that the heroine and the detective are together.
I think the ending is pretty good.
A female protagonist is called "weak in mind" in Buddhist terms and is easily controlled, such as love, lover, and the sounds around her, and it is easy to lose their own opinions.
But the heroine now has the ability to save herself, instead of being saved by a hero again.
Detective is also a positive image in the movie - justice and wisdom. There is nothing wrong with the heroine being with such a person.
" When the sun rises after dawn, it will be hard to believe that there was a night."
The night has always existed, and the sun rises as usual. Being manipulated, suppressed, and slandered in time, but you see, the sun still comes out. The unexpected coupling at the end of
reminds me of the end of "Gone with the Wind".
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