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Line 1: {{work\|wppage=Gaslight (1944 film)}} ~~'''<small>''This is about the movie ''Gaslight''. For the trope, see [[Gaslighting]]''.</small>'''~~ [[File:4109533417_47dd7d7759_8061.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\|If I were not mad, I could have helped you. Whatever you had done, I could have pitied and protected you. But because I am mad, I hate you. Because I am mad, I have betrayed you. And because I'm mad, I'm rejoicing in my heart, without a shred of pity, without a shred of regret, watching you go with glory in my heart! \|'''Paula Alquist''' {{spoiler\|denouncing her husband.}}}} Based on a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton, '''''Gaslight''''' is a 1944 psychological-thriller directed by George Cukor and staring [[Ingrid Bergman]] in her first Oscar-winning performance. This was the second of three movies that were based on the play. ~~She~~Ingrid Bergman plays Paula, a young woman who lived with her aunt, a famous opera singer. One day, the aunt is suddenly murdered and robbed by the mysterious Sergius Bauer, leaving Paula alone. After studying abroad for the ten years since the incident, she returns to England with a new husband, Gregory (Charles Boyer). But shortly afterwards, Gregory suddenly starts going out of his way to [[Mind Rape]] Paula. Can Paula find out the reason for her husband's cruelty? Can a sympathetic Scotland Yard officer save the day? Line 14 ⟶ 12: A very-young [[Angela Lansbury]] made her film debut as the quirky maid Nancy; the performance won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. This version of ''Gaslight'' was named to the [[National Film Registry]] in 2019. ~~----~~ Not to be confused with the trope [[Gaslighting]]. {{tropenamer}} * [[Gaslighting]] {{tropelist}} * [[Driven to Madness]]: Gregory pulls no punches in order to convince Paula she's going mad. Line 23 ⟶ 27: * [[Mind Rape]] * [[Terrible Ticking]]: One of Gregory's tricks on Paula. {{Needs More Tropes}} {{reflist}} Line 30 ⟶ 36: [[Category:Gaslight]] [[Category:Foreign Remake]] [[Category:National Film Registry]] [[Category:Film]]