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Watch: Obsession 1976 123movies, Full Movie Online – New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in love with Sandra Portinari, who bears a striking resemblance to his wife..
Plot: New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who bears a striking resemblance to his wife.
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Ratings:

	6.7/10 Votes: 10,530
	73% | RottenTomatoes
	59/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 209 Popularity: 10.053 | TMDB

Reviews:

De Palma’s best Hitchcock-movie!
“Obsession” is truly the best movie Hitchcock never made.

It came out the same year as the great master of suspense made his last movie, the disappointing “Family Plot”, it has a classy, brilliant soundtrack by the legendary Bernard Herrmann that fits nicely in with the work he did for Hitchcock, it has a wonderful script by Paul Schrader that will keep you guessing till the last frame, and last but not least: it’s directed by Brian De Palma, who despite being slammed by some (stupid) critics for ripping off Hitchcock should in stead be praised for being able to copy the master better than any other living filmmaker.

Hitchcock is my favorite director of all times, and “Obsession” is so much like one of his films that it’s difficult to accept that it was put together by another man. But De Palma doesn’t deserve criticism for honoring his idol, he deserves praise for delivering a movie that, had it been made by Hitchcock, would rank among his finest films.

That’s quite a feat! If you are a fan of De Palma or Hithcock you are almost guaranteed to love “Obsession”, a highly underrated thriller that left me an even greater fan of Robertson, Bujold, Lithgow, De Palma, Schrader, Herrmann and every one else involved. Sit back, enjoy it and watch out for those wonderful last 20 minutes!

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It’s 1959 New Orleans. Elizabeth Courtland (Geneviève Bujold) and daughter Amy are kidnapped for ransom. Michael Courtland (Cliff Robertson) sells to his business partner Robert Lasalle (John Lithgow) to raise the money. Following police advise, he gives the kidnappers fake money and the deal goes badly. Elizabeth and Amy are presumed dead after going off a bridge. Michael builds a tomb for them and refuses to develop the valuable land surrounding it. It’s 1975. He and Robert go to Italy for business where he falls for Elizabeth lookalike Sandra Portinari (Geneviève Bujold).

The fake money ended any hopes for greatness. It’s an annoying little detail but the movie can still be good. At the very least, the police would use counterfeit money which can be tracked. The kidnappers are probably going to open the suitcase as soon as they get into the van. It’s a stupid little detail which I have to ignore. The other problem is that the villain is obvious from the start and the reason for the whole thing can be logically deduced as soon as the premise is revealed after thirty minutes. There is also a final twist that seems obvious as a possibility. It’s not quite so well conceived either. I don’t really buy the flashbacks and Sandra’s progression. Maybe if she was brutalized, she could become submissive to the plan. This is a twisted mystery from director Brian De Palma but it’s not as mysterious as it should be.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 38 min (98 min)
Budget 1400000
Revenue 4468000
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director Brian De Palma
Writer Brian De Palma, Paul Schrader
Actors Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex, Panavision C-Series Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (prints), Technicolor, New York (NY), USA
Film Length 2,675 m (Sweden), 2,700 m (Finland)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm