Why the suspense movie that gave rise to the words “Gaslight” and “gaslighting” became a masterpiece

*This article touches on the ending of the story, so we recommend watching the movie before reading it.

"Gaslight" synopsis

Paula is devastated when her aunt, her only living relative, is murdered, but eventually falls in love with the kind and passionate Gregory, and they quickly marry. The two begin their newlywed life in the house where Paula's aunt was murdered, but soon strange things start happening in the house. Things may suddenly go missing or be moved from place to place without your knowledge. The intensity of the Gaslight may change automatically in the house, or you may hear the sound of someone walking around. However, Gregory assures his wife that everything that was lost in the house was Paula's fault, and that the noises are just her imagination. Paula begins to suspect that something is wrong with herself due to repeated abnormalities and her husband's logical explanations.

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• The movie that gave rise to the term “gaslighting”
• A project realized with the passion of Ingrid Bergman
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The movie that gave rise to the term “gaslighting”

Telling lies and making others believe false information. Even if you think it can't be true at first, as you are told by someone you trust, you gradually become less confident in your own behavior and words. Victims then blindly believe that this is ``correct information'' and become even more dependent on the person who gives them that information. In recent years, this type of abusive behavior in which a person controls another person through brainwashing has been called ``gaslighting,'' and has often been depicted in psychological thrillers and suspense movies. The most common depiction is domestic violence (DV), where a man (husband) abuses a woman (wife).

Gaslighting is a term originally coined from a movie. `` Gaslight'' (1944) is a Hollywood film adaptation of the play by Patrick Hamilton (who also wrote the original story for Hitchcock's `` The Rope '' (1948)). As the movie became a huge hit, the form of abuse depicted in the movie eventually came to be known as ``gaslighting.''

"Gaslight" preview

The movie ``Gaslight,'' set in 19th century London, is a suspense film that depicts a woman's mental breakdown after being lied to by her husband. Paula is devastated when her aunt, her only living relative, is murdered, but eventually falls in love with the kind and passionate Gregory, and they quickly marry. The two begin their newlywed life in the house where Paula's aunt was murdered, but soon strange things start happening in the house. Things may suddenly go missing or be moved from place to place without your knowledge. The intensity of the Gaslight may change automatically in the house, or you may hear the sound of someone walking around. However, Gregory assures his wife that everything that was lost in the house was Paula's fault, and that the noises are just her imagination. Paula begins to suspect that something is wrong with herself due to repeated abnormalities and her husband's logical explanations.

A project realized with the passion of Ingrid Bergman