Gaslight | CINEACTION
The New York Times, 1 J. Hoberman wrote a short review of a newly released Blu-ray version of Gaslight that features both George Cukor’s 1944 film and Thorwold Dickinson’s 1940 version. The piece is titled “ Gaslight Hasn’t Lost Its Glow.” Upon reading the piece, the title of the review becomes somewhat curious. While acknowledging that Ingrid Bergman is ‘a great actress’, Hoberman goes on to dismiss the Cukor film as a vehicle for her talents. In contrast, he asserts that “…the Dickinson film is superior to the Hollywood version in nearly every way: more ecomonical...