Season 2: Episode 58 - 2 FOR ONE: Sisters (1973) / Goodnight Mommy (2014)

Sisters (1973)

 

With a screenplay by Brian De Palma and Louise Rose and directed by Brian De Palma, this psychological horror centers around separated conjoined twins.  The film is largely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock with musical score by Bernard Herrmann.

 

The film has unique individual point of view shots and split screens to show action happening simultaneously on the screen.  It would go on to garner critical acclaim on its release and premiere at the Venice Film Festival.  It has since been hailed for its filming technique and style.

 

The film stars Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, William Finley, Charles Durning and Olympia Dukakis in one of her first roles.

 

Goodnight Mommy (2014)

 

Written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, this Austrian film deals with identical twin boys who suffer from Capgras Syndrome (a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that friend, spouse, parent, etc  have been replaced by identical imposter).

 

The film only stars three people, twins Elias and Lukas Schwartz and Susanne Wuest.  The film would be known as the top five films of Foreign films releases of 2015.  The film is dark, violent and drenched in dread and is the perfect viewing for horror extreme enthusiasts.

 

We are joined by Will Millar, author, blogger and interesting existentialist.

 

Opening Credits (.20); Introduction (4.10); Forming the Plot (12.05); Film Trailer (29.19); Lights, Camera, Action (31.17); Forming the Plot (1:08.23); Film Trailer (1:12.02); Lights, Camera, Action (1:15.01); Final Thoughts (1:50.47); End Credits (1:56.34); Closing Credits (1:58.34)

 

Opening Credit – Sisters - by Bette Midler and Linda Ronstadt – taken from the album Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

 

Closing Credits – Mother Stands For Comfort – by Kate Bush – taken from the album Hounds of Love

 

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