Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Visiting Filming Locations of "Obsession" (1976) in Firenze, Italy

Directed by Brian De Palma
Produced by George Litto
Screenplay by Paul Schrader
Story by Brian De Palma and Paul Schrader
Starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow and Stocker Fontelieu

Obsession is a 1976 American neo noir psychological thriller mystery film directed by Brian De Palma. The screenplay was by Paul Schrader, from a story by De Palma and Schrader. The story is about a New Orleans businessman who is haunted by guilt following the death of his wife and daughter during a kidnapping-rescue attempt gone wrong. Years after the tragedy, he meets and falls in love with a young woman who is the exact look-alike of his long dead wife.

Both De Palma and Schrader have pointed to Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) as the major inspiration for Obsession's narrative and thematic concerns. Schrader's script was extensively rewritten and pared down by De Palma prior to shooting, causing the screenwriter to proclaim a complete lack of interest in the film's subsequent production and release. -Wikipedia




 Basilica di San Miniato al Monte, Via delle Porte Sante 34




 Ospedale degli Innocenti, Piazza della Santissima Annunziata 12




 Piazza della Signoria / Piazzale degli Uffizi

 Ponte Santa Trinita


 Piazzale degli Uffizi




 Via dei Girolami 18



2 comments:

  1. What a fun hobby and great photos of film shots. Cheers!

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  2. We are in Firenze at the moment and have had a great day in and around San Mineato ~ thank you for the superb photos and comparison's from a superb movie. Wow! A superb blog ~thanks again

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