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Titolo originale: The Haunting

1963
VM14
1h 52min

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A scientist doing research on the paranormal invites two women to a haunted mansion. One of the participants soon starts losing her mind.

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Hill House ha resistito per circa 90 anni e sembra infestata: i suoi abitanti sono sempre andati incontro a strane e tragiche fini. Ora il dottor John Markway ha riunito una squadra di perso... Leggi tuttoHill House ha resistito per circa 90 anni e sembra infestata: i suoi abitanti sono sempre andati incontro a strane e tragiche fini. Ora il dottor John Markway ha riunito una squadra di persone che pensa dimostreranno se la casa è infestata o no.Hill House ha resistito per circa 90 anni e sembra infestata: i suoi abitanti sono sempre andati incontro a strane e tragiche fini. Ora il dottor John Markway ha riunito una squadra di persone che pensa dimostreranno se la casa è infestata o no.

Regia
- Robert Wise
Sceneggiatura
- Nelson Gidding
- Shirley Jackson
Star

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,4/10

43.615

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Regia
- Robert Wise
Sceneggiatura
- Nelson Gidding
- Shirley Jackson
Star

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Premi
- 2 vittorie e 2 candidature totali

First Mrs. Crain
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Amy Dalby

Abigail Crain - Age 80
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Rosemary Dorken

Abigail Crain's Nurse-Companion
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Verina Greenlaw

Dora Fredericks
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Claude Jones

Garage Attendant
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Frieda Knorr

Second Mrs. Crain
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Howard Lang

Hugh Crain
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Janet Mansell

Abigail Crain - Age 6
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Regia
- Robert Wise
Sceneggiatura
- Nelson Gidding
- Shirley Jackson
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To make Theodora appear more bohemian, beatnik, garments designed by Mary Quant from a recent collection were used to dress Claire Bloom.

Blooper
When Nell leaves the Boston garage, she sees a signpost that for the most part is correct with respect to route numbers and directions for the towns indicated. However, one sign refers to "US 50", and Nell then reads aloud her directions to take "US 50 from Boston and watch for the turn-off to Route 238." US 50 is nowhere near Boston; prior to the advent of the Interstate Highway System, US Route 50 was one of the principal highways that went straight through the middle of the country from Maryland on the East coast to California on the west coast. It is instead US 20 which begins in Boston and runs westward through Massachusetts before continuing across the country.

Citazioni
Mrs. Dudley: [Eleanor has just been shown her room after she arrives] I can't keep the rooms the way I'd like, but there's no one else they could get that would help me.
Eleanor Lance: How very nice.
Mrs. Dudley: I set dinner on the dining room sideboard at 6. I clear up in the morning. I have breakfast for you at 9. I don't wait on people. I don't stay after I set out the dinner, not after it begins to get dark. I leave before the dark.
Eleanor Lance: Your husband?
Mrs. Dudley: We live over in town, miles away.
Eleanor Lance: Yes.
Mrs. Dudley: So there won't be anyone around if you need help.
Eleanor Lance: I understand.
Mrs. Dudley: We couldn't hear you. In the night.
Eleanor Lance: Do you have any idea when Dr. Markway...
Mrs. Dudley: [cuts her off] No one could. No one lives any nearer than town. No one will come any nearer than that.
Eleanor Lance: I know.
Mrs. Dudley: In the night. In the dark.
[Mrs. Dudley grins and leaves]

Versioni alternative
The original cut of movie (shown 24/9/03 at Filmhouse, Edinburgh) has several differences from the general release print -
Alternate opening with voice-over by the Mrs. Sannerson character in place of the Markway monologue. The titles prior to this scene are slightly different. The 'History of Hill House' scene continues into the meeting with Mrs. Sannerson and Markway but in this version, it is Sannerson who is doing most of talking.
The following scene from the general release print of Markway listing his subjects on a blackboard is missing. In its place is a scene where Theo throws her lover out her apartment and, next to a photo of her lover, writes "I Hate You!" on a mirror in lipstick, looks at her reflection and mutters "I hate you too...". She then receives her invitation from Markway. This is delivered to her by her landlady, who requires the excess postage to be paid. Theo already knows this is to be paid and there is humorous exchange concerning her ESP or her 'gift.'
There are several extended scenes involving Eleanor's 'inner thoughts' - most of which tie into her thoughts on her possible relationship with Markway. The scene showing her traveling to Hill house is extended with more 'inner monologue' material including a couple of shots of her turning onto 'Route 238' and commenting on "Journey's end in lovers meeting...".
The Morning/Harp scene runs longer and contains more dialogue from both Eleanor and Markway. This print had a title card prior to the MGM logo - "This print is on loan from the National Film and Television Archive."

Connessioni
Featured in 7 Nights to Remember (1966)

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More faithful to the book

After finding this gem at the public library's VHS section, I finally received the chance to watch the 'better' version of The Haunting. With what I could recall from reading the original novel (after seeing the modern version), I found this cinematic version infinately better and denser in character exposition than the 1999 version. In this 1963 version, the ending stayed closer to what happened in the novel and that was the definitive moment of The Haunting. I can't say much for the modern version, other than it was an effects film.

What I found original in this 1963 version is that there were some clever uses of lensing effects to heighten the strangeness of Hill House. By adjusting the props in the sets so that they are off by a few degrees, it helps to unsettle the viewer.

I'm hoping for a dvd release so that I can own both versions of the film. In the meantime, read the novel. There were a few details left out.