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Spellbound (1945)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:26

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Drawing on psychoanalysis to frame a transcendent love story, Alfred Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND is a mind-bending study of just how far people might go to escape trauma or to pursue passion. Gregory... Drawing on psychoanalysis to frame a transcendent love story, Alfred Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND is a mind-bending study of just how far people might go to escape trauma or to pursue passion. Gregory Peck is introduced as Dr. Edwardes, the newly arrived director of a mental asylum. However, when Edwardes starts displaying strange behavior in a meeting with the staff, Dr. Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman) begins to suspect that all is not right with him. Edwardes proves to actually be John Ballantine, a patient suffering from amnesia--and a consuming dread in relation to the missing Dr. Edwardes. As suspicion of murder falls over Ballantine, the icy Peterson finds herself growing more and more emotionally attached to him and more and more convinced that curing his amnesia is the key to proving his innocence. Retreating to an upstate residence, Peterson enlists the help of leading psychoanalyst Dr. Brulov (Michael Chekhov). Pursuing the truth of the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Edwardes leads deep into the tangled mindscape of Ballantine and proves that danger is very close indeed. To illustrate the psychological journey Ballantine undergoes, the film includes a captivating dream sequence designed by the legendary surrealist painter Salvador Dali. [More]

Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Leo G. Carroll, Michael Chekhov

Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Leo G. Carroll, Michael Chekhov, Rhonda Fleming, John Emery, Norman Lloyd, Steven Geray

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: David O. Selznick
Composer: Miklos Rozsa

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It has a lot of great stuff, not least of which is the odd dream sequence, designed by none other than Salvador Dali.

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02/13/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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11/04/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Uneven film, with fascinating dream images.

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08/22/06
Michael E. Grost
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08/24/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
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06/06/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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One of the director’s most laughably dated films.

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Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

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09/10/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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08/24/04
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com

Severely dated but supremely entertaining psychological thriller

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07/09/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Stylish psychodrama

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06/29/04
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

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06/10/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

Second-tier Hitchcock, notable mainly for Salvador Dali's hallucinogenic landscapes.

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05/02/04
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

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03/16/04
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02/11/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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Mid-range Hitchcock thriller with standout dream sequence.

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12/10/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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10/22/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

For fans of Hitchcock, it will be obvious that this isn’t one of his best, but, as always, the atmosphere of suspense and mystery that he creates makes the film worth seeing.

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07/23/03
Derek Smith
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Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Mark Palermo
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