Spellbound

Spellbound (1945) starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst (Bergman) falls in love with a patient (Peck) who suffers from amnesia and a guilt complex. Although the mental analysis seems a little crude by today's standards, this is still a pretty good psychological thriller in the Hitchcock tradition. Refreshingly, Peck was a year younger than Bergman when this film was made -- as opposed to so many films which pair an aging actor romantically with a young starlet. This is really Ingrid Bergman's film, and she is excellent in it. The disc offers both English subtitles and closed captions. Grade: B+