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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Why this pick
A baroque Southern-gothic cousin to Baby Jane, built around an imperious aging star, decaying grandeur, psychological unease, and exquisitely theatrical cruelty.
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MOVIE1962 2h 14m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
For the destabilizing psychological side of Baby Jane: an isolated woman, a beautifully ominous setting, and a subjective nightmare atmosphere that keeps certainties precarious.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1917, Baby Jane Hudson is a well-known Vaudeville child actor while her older sister Blanche lives in her shadow. By 1935, their fortunes have reversed: Blanche is a successful film actress and Jane lives in obscurity, her films having failed. One night, Jane, able to imitate Blanche's voice perfectly, mocks her at a party. That same night, Blanche is paralyzed from the waist down in a mysterious car accident that is unofficially blamed on Jane, who is found three days later in a drunken stupor.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bette Davis
Baby Jane Hudson
Joan Crawford
Blanche Hudson
Victor Buono
Edwin Flagg
Wesley Addy
Marty Mc Donald
Anne Barton
Cora Hudson
Marjorie Bennett
Dehlia Flagg
Anna Lee
Mrs. Bates
Maidie Norman
Elvira Stitt