Product: Rosemary's Baby (El Bebe de Rosemary) [ NON-USA FORMAT, NTSC, Reg.4 Import - Latin America ] (1968)
Rating: 5.0
Timeless classic
Director Roman Polanski did an outstanding job of sticking to Ira Levin's book, verbatim. You can read Levin's book and watch the movie and get the same thing out of it, where, normally, the movie and the book greatly differ. On the Special Features part of the Commemorative Edition, Polanski explains that he wanted the ending of the movie to be ambiguous, he wanted the viewer to question whether Rosemary was the victim of post-partum depression or if she really was raped by the devil. Levin came to a clear ending in his book but you'll have to read it to find out. Production designer, the late Richard Sylbert, said it best: Rosemary's Baby is the greatest horror picture without the horror. No cursing, no blood, just a good psychological thriller. (Note of interest: During the New Year's Party, look to the left of the screen to the woman handing out drinks. It's Polanski's late wife, Sharon Tate.)