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What is the unfathomable fear that lurks in everyday life that Roman Polanski captures in "Rosemary's Baby"? *Note! Contains spoilers.
2019.04.11
Uneasy music that represents Rosemary's psychology
What's a bit scary is that Krzysztof Komeda, a Polish composer and pianist who worked with Polanski on `` Knife in the Water '' (62), plays at strategic points, with twisted, unsettling sounds. It's a melody. However, even this is completely different from film music that tries to scare the audience, and it represents Rosemary's psychology as she desperately tries to escape from fear. The melancholy sound of the scat sung by lead actress Mia Farrow herself may be paradoxically raw.
I wonder if the only thing that can be said to be special photography is the bloodshot eyes of the devil. That's why the shocking The Truth brought to you at the end no longer feels like fiction. It doesn't end on a high after you've finished watching the movie, but a persistent fear follows you even into the seemingly idyllic daily life that unfolds beyond the movie theater. ``Rosemary's Baby'' is such a work.
Polanski vs Cassavetes battle erupts
The casting is also amazing. Almost all of the actors who played the demons looked exactly like the characters Polanski had drawn in his storyboards. They are veterans of the good old Hollywood movies. Although his appearance is a bit out of the ordinary, his mysterious mood and skilled acting contribute greatly to the worldview of the film. In particular, Ruth Gordon, who plays Minnie (she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this performance), is outstanding in her flashy and vulgar discipline performance. The scene where he invites Rosemary and Guy to dinner for the first time is hilarious, but everything is exactly as Polanski directed.
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The director also demands that John Cassavetes, who plays Guy, act faithfully to the direction, but Cassavetes, who learned spontaneous acting at his alma mater, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, completely objects to the director. . However, according to Mia Farrow, the feud between the two created a unique tension that in turn added to the tension in the scene.