Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Genre

drama film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

12

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 289 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged Southern woman is haunted by a decades-old unsolved murder. She calls her cousin to help fight the demolition of her home, but strange events start to plague her.

tensemelancholicunsettlingslow-burnpsychologically fraughtgothicatmospheric

What happens

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a 1964 American psychological horror thriller film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, and starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, and Mary Astor in her final film role. It follows a middle-aged Southern woman, suspected in the unsolved murder of her lover from decades before, who is plagued by bizarre occurrences after summoning her cousin to help challenge the local government's impending demolition of her home. The screenplay was adapted by Henry Farrell and Lukas Heller, from Farrell's unpublished short story "What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?" Following his previous success adapting Farrell's novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Aldrich originally cast the film to reunite Davis with Joan Crawford, despite their notorious turbulence on set. Principal photography began with Davis in the title role and Crawford as Miriam, but shooting was postponed, and ultimately Crawford was replaced and the role was recast with de Havilland. The film was a critical success, earning seven Academy Award nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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