Title: Superior artistry and depth
Review: This film positively reeks of atmosphere, and a quite tangible sense of menace. It is a cruel, intolerant, and indifferent world. Your lot in life is cast at birth, and few there are brave enough to reach for more. The two leads in this film reach for more, from opposite directions, like cave-dwellers sensing the warmth of the sun for the first time. Orson Welles is extraordinarily powerful in this film, easily one of the most powerful performances I've ever seen. His depth of feeling is like a raging storm, yet never seems overdone,.... amazing! Joan Fontaine wears timidity like a suit of armor in an unforgiving world, the only world she knows. But underneath, and from an early age, she moves with integrity and courage. I thought she did a marvelous job. Beautiful quality filming, a moving story, and a powerful range of feelings absorbed by the viewer. If this film doesn't leave it's mark on you, I would have no idea how to respond to that..... I am indelibly marked.
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