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Lady in a Cage is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Walter Grauman, written and produced by Luther Davis, and starring Olivia de Havilland and James Caan. The film was released by Paramount Pictures.
Mar 9, 2020 · The film's sociopathic parents -- its daddy is Psycho and its mommy is Whatever Happened to Baby Jane -- have cast a long historical shadow over Lady in a Cage ... Yet, despite its obvious and (deservedly) famous cinematic parentage, Lady in a Cage, develops its own curious personality.
The sequence features a number of shots meant to disturb: a girl rolling her skate up and down a prostrate man’s leg, a dog lying dead in the street as drivers cruise past. These scenes are as intriguing as they are disconcerting. They also mirror later events, creating a bookend with the closing moments of the film.
Jul 2, 2016 · Although Lady in a Cage is a very different film from either Psycho or Peeping Tom, it could not have been made without them, and its central image – that of the caged lady, trapped and exposed to view – can be regarded as a natural extension of the voyeurism and scopophilia inherent in those two movies.
Dec 7, 2020 · The horrific events, taking place in a city where everyone is too busy to notice Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard’s (Olivia de Havilland) alarm bell when she’s trapped within her home elevator, are a comment on selfishness and a complete lack of social conscience.
Lady in a Cage ★★★ 1964 A wealthy widow is trapped in her home elevator during a power failure and becomes desperate when hoodlums break in. Shocking violence ahead of its time probably plays better than when first released.
Lady in a Cage: Directed by Walter Grauman. With Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley, Rafael Campos. A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.
