Possession (1981): "It's Gooing A Lot of Goo"

First things first: Everyone say, "Happy Birthday, Monica!" For our special girl's special day, we decided to do a very special film. This week on Spooky Tuesday, we're covering Possession (1981), the video nasty that made waves at Cannes... and then promptly got stuck in the vault. Starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill as a couple whose marriage is falling apart, this peculiar picture has been much debated over the years and is open to all kinds of interpretation. On our latest episode, we're doing our best to make sense of what exactly is happening here — and just how it makes us feel.

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References:

https://thespool.net/reviews/film-essay-possession-shudder/

https://www.slashfilm.com/1159987/possession-ending-explained-we-are-makers-of-our-own-evil/

https://www.slashfilm.com/854826/why-it-took-decades-for-possession-to-become-a-horror-classic/

https://henridecorinth.wordpress.com/2016/02/02/on-color-in-zulawskis-possession-1981/

https://medium.com/@thompsonjennifer803/a-deep-dive-into-madness-and-despair-possession-1981-9f0816471ddc

https://wearecult.rocks/finding-meaning-in-possession

https://manorvellum.medium.com/misunderstood-monsters-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-in-possession-fa322daf8aa8

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