Jul 04 2021 94 mins 2
'Gynaecological Gothic.’
That’s how The New Yorker, described Rosemary’s Baby on its release in 1968. Based on the horror novel by American writer Ira Levin, and directed by the now disgraced Roman Polanski, Rosemary’s Baby brought the concept of the monstrous birth into the mainstream.
And despite the horror trappings, the film is entirely focused on sexual politics – it is essentially, at its heart, about men conspiring and making decisions about women’s bodies without their knowledge or consent.
Rosemary’s Baby not only inspired a host of satanic occult-based creativity in the 60s and 70s, but it also influenced a generation of youngsters to embrace the occult. It was the start of satanic panic – and film audiences lapped it up.
But did you know that not only is Rosemary’s Baby a cult classic… but it is the most cursed film in history?
From occult murders to mysterious deaths and serious illness, Rosemary’s Baby is linked to a bizarre series of events occurring before, during and after the movie was filmed.
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