Spellbound
“This is love! Complete...reckless...violent!”
When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
A journey into the labyrinth of the mind, this film is a stylish, psychological romance. It weaves a web of suspense and Freudian mystery, with dreamlike sequences and a palpable sense of unease. The black-and-white cinematography enhances its classic, yet unsettling, allure.
