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May 7, 2022 · Original score for the 1981 film, POSSESSION. Music by Andrzej Korzynski.
Oct 28, 1983 · Possession: Directed by Andrzej Zulawski. With Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent. A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.
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- Drama, Horror
- Andrzej Zulawski
- 1983-10-28
- Contents
- Possession (1981): Plot Explained in Short
- Possession (1981) Explained: The Monster as Physical Form of A Toxic Marriage
- Possession (1981) Themes Explained: Split and Divorce
- Heinrich and Anna
- Why Was Possession (1981) Banned?
- Possession (1981): Concluding Thoughts
Here are links to the key aspects of the movie: 1. – Plot Explained In Short 2. – The Monster as Physical Form of a Toxic Marriage 3. – Themes: Split and Divorce 4. – Heinrich and Anna 5. – Why Was Possession (1981) Banned? 6. – Concluding Thoughts
Mark returns home from a mysterious voyage (it was hinted that he was a spy) only to find his wife estranged and his child neglected. He tries to put the pieces together and finds out that his wife, Anna has a lover named Heinrich. Mark hires a private investigator to follow Anna and confronts Heinrich, but soon it becomes quite clear that the situ...
There are many different interpretations of what the monster in Possession is. The most accurate one is that this is their toxic marriage in its physical form. There are so many hints to this, one of them being that everyone who comes from the outside seems to be disgusted by it, while the couple appears to normalize it and even get physically attr...
The Wall
The fact that the movie takes place in West Berlinis no accident either. In 1981 when the movie was filmed, Berlin was still a divided city. This, alongside frequent footage of the Berlin Wall, is a clear analogy of the division between them. The very first shot the movie shows us is the Berlin Wall, which is more than deliberate.
Secrets
The apartments in question are also vastly different. The first apartment (their family home) is new and luxurious, with coffered ceilings, new appliances, and a great view. The apartment where Anna grows the monster is more secretive, old, moldy, and messy. The body parts in the fridge are a literal skeleton in the closet.
Priorities
There’s also the scene where Mark quits his job. No matter the incentive, he realizes it’s not worth his marriage or family. However, by that point, it’s too late to salvage it.
A lot of failing marriages have a common mutual denominator in the form of a third person. The problem with this third person is that they’re often not an actual participant in the “triangle” but more of a vessel or a catalystfor the events. Heinrich, for instance, is deliberately meant to represent a perfect lover. He’s handsome, rich, physically ...
The fact that the movie itself was banned should serve as a surprise to no one. The thing is that Possession has some pretty explicit scenes. From the scene where Anna’s having explicit sex with the shapeless mass of a monsterto the scene where she cuts her neck with an electric knife, many of these things are pretty hard to stomach. Then, there’s ...
The movie itself has some visually sickening scenes. However, the emotional explicitness portrayed in Possession is the hardest part to bear. Anyone who has undergone a divorce or a particularly nasty breakup will see these scenes as far more gruesome than the explicit ones. At one point, Anna cuts her neck with a knife to avoid a particularly toug...
Possession is a 1981 psychological horror drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and written by Żuławski and Frederic Tuten. The plot obliquely follows the relationship between an international spy ( Sam Neill) and his wife ( Isabelle Adjani ), who begins exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking for a divorce.
Oct 26, 2023 · Andrzej Żuławski’s “Possession,” released in 1981, is a profoundly unsettling and polarizing cinematic experience that leaves an indelible mark on those who venture into its dark and surreal...
With its pulsating score, visceral imagery, and some of the most haunting performances ever captured on screen, Possession is cinematic delirium at its most intoxicating. New 4K Restoration. A Metrograph Pictures release. Now in theaters nationwide. Past Screenings.
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Overview. A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
