Rosemary

A detailed Summary of Rosemary

The opening sequence of Rosemary's Baby sets up the suspense and horror to follow in the entire film. In this opening ominous moments foreshadow many eerie events that lead to the eventual birth of Satan's and Rosemary's child.

The films opens with a slow pan of the city and dips down showing the many skyscrapers and leads into the first shot of the Bramford (or the Hotel Dakota which really does have the ominous history with John Lennon's assassination.) Mr. Nicklas is introducing the Woodhouse's to the building that will become. The building has a old Victorian look and seems quite elegant at first. They take the elevator up to the apartment recently left vacant by Mrs. Gardinia. On the elevator Mr. Nicklas asks if they have any children and Rosemary says they do not yet but plan to have some soon. The rearing of the child becomes a central motif throughout the film and this is the first time Rosemary mentions her need for a child. As Mr. Nicklas, the real estate agent, goes off about this and that, Rosemary and Guy are awestruck by the beauty of the apartment. Neither of them are bothered by the recent death of the tenant as Mr. Nicklas assures them she died peacefully after a week in acoma at the h

The opening sequence of Last Tango in Paris establishes the three important relationships in the film between Paul and Jeanne, Jeanne and Tom, and Paul with his dead wife. Bertolucci layers his scenes within the film showing these relationships develop and change within archival time.

The entire opening sequence of Rosemary's Baby successfully establishes the needed components to build suspense and eventually come to the disturbing conclusion with the birth of Satan's child.

When Guy and Rosemary arrive with a handful of belongings, the apartment is dark and empty. Rosemary surveys around and finds some shelves. The Castevets can be heard through the walls, which becomes important later. They decide to eat some lunch and then suddenly Rosemary announces she would like to make love. This affection between the couple is significant early on because the lack of this affection later is a signal that there is something wrong. As they make love Guy pauses and jokes he can hear the Trench sisters chewing. They still have no indication that there is anything evil going on within the walls of the building. The next day painters and construction workers fix up the apartment making it the new home of the Woodhouse's.

Rosemary returns upstairs as Guy and her get a little frisky. They become silent for a moment and hear strange chanting through the walls. This chanting is just another important moment building the suspense up for the eventual fornication of Rosemary and

Brando's portrayal of Paul is certainly a powerful one showing such powerful emotions mixing sex, anger and feelings of betrayal all into the erotic thriller of Last Tango in Paris.

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