
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Taste attributes: dramahorrorthrillerdetectivemusic/danceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosiontroubled leads
"Sister Sister, Oh So Fair! Why Is There Blood All Over Your Hair?"
Boxlist takeA weighty horror film that is stirring, fresh and unsavoury. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
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- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their relationship affected by simmering subconscious thoughts of mutual envy, hate and revenge.
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Seven Arts Productions
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