Product: Rosemary's Baby (El Bebe de Rosemary) [ NON-USA FORMAT, NTSC, Reg.4 Import - Latin America ] (1968)
Rating: 4.0
'STILL SATANIC ...... , STILL SINISTER'
There's always something new to see or hear when you revisit this calculating study of satanism. It's cool, elegant, sleek and so subtle, maybe Ruth Gordon's eyes meet you again, or is it THAT painting? Possibly new images emerge from the dream/rape sequence? This movie does have its own life - continuously sneaking new things "in". An odd piece of work - with that little old warning, about "wishing for stuff that you really don't need".Beautifully realized by Roman Polanski from the Novel by Ira Levin ["Stepford Wives"], this is the tale of naive Rosemary and her ambitious actor husband, the gothic apartment, the ancient neighbors, a conception.... followed with the rest. It's all very real, all too familiar, quite possible.The DVD version is fine, sound could be enhanced, and we could really dispense with Mia Farrow's dated "flower-child" interview. [There is a glimpse of the sadly missed Sharon Tate].Mr. Polanski has never disappointed, and truly "no one does it like" Mr. Polanski. See "The Tenant" for the Transatlantic view of this matter!Sequels? Don't bother, maybe Mr. Polanski will revisit The Branford.