Review – Gaslight

This is the great granddaddy of all “messin’ with yer mind” movies. A shady character (Charles Boyer) marries a nervous woman (Ingrid Bergman), and they move into the London townhome she inherited from a wealthy relative who hid some expensive jewels somewhere in the house. He proceeds to conduct a campaign of tricks and lies designed both to cover his tracks and to convince her that she’s going insane. Unfortunately for him, a member of the local constabulary (Joseph Cotten) notices that something is amiss. Sympathy for Bergman’s long-suffering character makes this a hard movie to watch, but the film-makers do a solid job of managing the suspense to keep things interesting. And it’s certainly a delight to watch when the screw finally turns. Worth seeing