Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Crescendo (1970)


Directed by Alan Gibson
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

Stefanie Powers is a graduate student doing research on a composer in France. She is staying at the villa of his ex wife and son, wealthy socialites, who welcome her with open arms. The son, who is wheelchair-bound, has nightmares about the accident that paralyzed him from the waist down. He's also a heroin addict and has mom and the maid give him his fix. Stefanie falls in love with him, leading to complications. A soap opera plot twist at the end involves an identical twin. Stylishly directed and good classical music on the soundtrack, but ultimately too much melodrama and derivative of Psycho.

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