wow! trust the devil to make such a great movie about the devil!

ironic that a movie about a woman horrified that she has no control over her own body was made by roman polanski

If I lived in that fucking gorgeous apartment in The Dakota you wouldn't see me complaining about my demon baby

My man Satan got nothing on the sheer terror of gaslighting and gender roles.

“One workday, while we were waiting to shoot, Roman was discoursing about the impossibility of long-term monogamy given the brevity of a man's sexual attraction to any woman. An impassioned John Cassavetes responded that Roman knew nothing about women, or relationships, and that he, John, was more attracted than ever to his wife, Gena Rowlands. Roman stared at him and blinked a few times, and for once had no reply.”
- from Mia Farrow’s memoir

ah! the anecdote that made me start a rumor that my ghost husband/short king john cassavetes actually directed this motion picture (don’t fact-check this)! now i can cope with giving it 5 stars :)

fuck off rosemary im not going to your fucking baby shower

This movie is the reason I refuse to meet my neighbors.

Pretty crazy how such an iconic movie didn’t even have a director. Truly amazing

I hate everyone in this movie except rosemary

why was everyone making fun of mia farrow's sick haircut ?! that's not part of being in a satanic coven

"I dreamed someone was raping me."

Last time I watched this, probably 15 years ago, it bugged me. Rosemary's lack of agency felt dated, kind of a variation on that thing where some old thriller could never work today because cellphones. By some probably very rigid reckoning of representation she seemed remarkably passive. I feel stupid about that now because that agency isn't missing, it's been taken, systematically stolen and then co-opted, which is of course entirely the point.

rosemary

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