Possessed Review
Joan_Crawford won an Academy Award in 1945 for Mildred_Pierce, and, two years later, she was trying her utmost to win another. Her gripping, melodramatic star turn helped make Possessed a hit and a prime example of post-war film noir. Crawford can't find happiness with either Van_Heflin or Raymond_Massey, and her fiery emotions drive her into a lethal frenzy. Based on Rita_Weiman's book -One Man's Secret, Possessed is told almost entirely in flashbacks, the goal being to figure out what drove Crawford's character crazy. As a dark psychological study, this is Hollywood at its moodiest; love has rarely seemed so perilous and fraught with anxiety. German director Curtis_Bernhardt was known for making emotional films that appealed to women. Crawford got her Oscar nomination, but Loretta_Young won the statuette that year for The_Farmer's_Daughter. Michael Betzold, Rovi
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