Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
"The years will soon erase a lover's lies...the blood on his face!"
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
"The years will soon erase a lover's lies...the blood on his face!"
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Bette Davis
Charlotte Hollis
Olivia de Havilland
Miriam Deering
Joseph Cotten
Drew Bayliss
Agnes Moorehead
Velma Cruther
Cecil Kellaway
Harry Willis
Victor Buono
Big Sam Hollis
Mary Astor
Jewel Mayhew
Wesley Addy
Sheriff Standish
William Campbell
Paul Marchand
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Glorious Southern Gothic Delirium. Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte is directed by Robert Aldrich and written by Henry Farrell and Lukas Heller. It stars Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotton, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway and Mary Astor. Music is by Frank De Vol and cinematography by Joseph F. Biroc. It’s 1927, the Louisiana plantation home of Sam Hollis (Victor Buono), and Charlotte Hollis (Davis) is having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew (Bruce Dern). After a heated argument between Sam and John, John is brutally slain by an unseen assailant, only Charlotte appears on the scene covered in blood. Then it’s the present day and just Charlotte and her house keeper, Velma (Moorehead) live at the Hollis mansion, Sam having passed away many years ago. Charlotte is mentally scarred from the echoes of the past, she’s a recluse and seen by the townsfolk as the local mental case. As developers try to plough a road through the Hollis home, Charlotte sends for her cousin Miriam (Havilland), but then strange things start happening and Charlotte might once and for all tip over the edge. A bit long at 2 hours 13 minutes and a bit too bonkers at times, Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte still comes out as glorious Guignol entertainment. The setting is perfect, a Baton Rouge locale of whispering trees and ominous foliage, the Hollis mansion a place of dark secrets, shadowy halls and mental disintegration. Biroc’s black and white photography seems to revel in the misery and emotional turmoil that blows about the place, and the brilliant Aldrich unleashes delirious turns from Davis and Moorehead as the others play perfectly restrained foil. There’s a strong mystery element driving the plot forward, because what we think is true may not actually be the case? The narrative deftly reveals back stories as film progresses, hints at means and motives dangle tantalisingly in the Gothic tinged air, and then the finale doesn’t disappoint, it has some surprises in store and closes the picture down handsomely. Best served with a good helping of Sour Mash, Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte is Southern Gothicana with bells on. Or should that be Belles? 8/10
วันหยุดพักผ่อนของคู่รักคู่หนึ่งในคฤหาสน์อันเงียบสงบต้องพลิกผันเมื่อพวกเขาถูกบังคับให้แบ่งปันคฤหาสน์กับคู่รักลึกลับอีกคู่หนึ่ง การพักผ่อนในฝันกลายเป็นฝันร้ายที่เต็มไปด้วยเรื่องเพศ การโกหก และการบงการ ก่อให้เกิดการต่อสู้เพื่อเอาชีวิตรอด
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
หญิงสาวคนหนึ่งจองบ้านเช่าในดีทรอยต์ไว้ ทว่าเมื่อเธอไปถึงกลับพบว่าบ้านหลังนี้ถูกจองซ้ำ และถึงจะรู้ว่าไม่สมควร แต่เธอก็ตัดสินใจค้างคืนที่บ้านหลังนั้น
ท่ามกลางบรรยากาศ พักผ่อนในวันหยุด ครอบครัวหนึ่ง ถูกคุกคามโดย เพื่อนบ้าน เป็น สองหนุ่มท่าทาง สะอาดสะอ้าน และถูกอบรมมา อย่างดี พวกเขาเข้ามาในบ้าน โดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต และเล่นเกม หลายอย่าง เพื่อล้อเลียน กับความตาย
Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.
หญิงสาวคนหนึ่งแวะที่ปั๊มน้ำมันห่างไกลในตอนกลางคืน เธอได้กลายเป็นของเล่นของนักแม่นปืนผู้ต่อต้านสังคมด้วยความอาฆาตแค้นอย่างลับๆ เพื่อเอาชีวิตรอด เธอไม่เพียงแต่ต้องหลบกระสุนของเขาและต่อสู้เพื่อชีวิตของเธอเท่านั้น แต่ยังต้องคิดด้วยว่าใครอยากให้เธอตายและทำไม
Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.