Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

1949 · 97 min · EN · 7.0 (44 votes)
Dir. King Vidor · Starring Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Minor Watson, Dona Drake · Music Max Steiner

Nobody's as good as Bette when she's bad!

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Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.

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A deliciously wicked tale of a small-town woman's desperate ambition. It's a campy, suspenseful ride through moral decay, fueled by film noir aesthetics and a melodramatic heart. Perfect for a late-night dive into deliciously dark desires.

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