MOVIE · 1985
Mesmerized
Drama97 min
Around 1900 in New Zealand, an orphaned young woman enters a marriage that looks like security and quickly turns into something far more claustrophobic. Jodie Foster is the bride, living under the roof and rules of a much older husband; John Lithgow's watchful, miserly spouse keeps a tight hold on money and an even tighter eye on her movements. What begins as a period marriage drama narrows into a tense domestic portrait, with the household itself becoming a place of scrutiny, secrecy, and control.
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