Part of QUAD Essentials - Cinema Rediscovered on Tour
Revered for his chilling performance as Bill Sykes in David Lean’s Oliver Twist, Robert Newton steps into the role of a deceitful, brilliant psychiatrist in the 1949 British psychological noir, Obsession. Driven to the edge by his wife's infidelity, he orchestrates a sinister revenge. Written by Alec Coppel, who would later co-write Vertigo, and scored by the great Italian composer Nino Rota (8½, The Godfather), Obsession is a British film noir at its darkest and most deadly.
Obsession has been restored by Powerhouse Films from a 4K scan of the nitrate duplicate negative, preserved at the BFI National Archive. Powerhouse Films publishes the Indicator series of Blu-rays and 4K UHDs, and, like Cinema Rediscovered, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. With thanks to Screenbound International Pictures.
This screening will include an introduction by film historian Darrell Buxton who will also lead a post-screening discussion.
