Robert Wise's 'The Haunting' (1963)
Her Head in FilmsMay 21, 202402:02:12

Robert Wise's 'The Haunting' (1963)

In this episode, I talk about Robert Wise's 1963 cult classic, "The Haunting." It's based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel "The Haunting of Hill House," and stars Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance, a young woman who joins three people at a haunted house to investigate paranormal phenomena. Eleanor has spent over a decade caring for her invalid mother who has recently died. I explore how this film represents psychological disintegration and a woman searching for belonging as well as how the film uses sound and cinematography to create a frightening, claustrophobic atmosphere. At the beginning of the episode, I also talk about the recent news that Filmstruck is shutting down.



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Full Show Notes:




• Larisa Shepitko episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/4fb17371)


• Come and See episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/7d9d7c23)


• Desert Hearts episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/18995529)


• L'avventura episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/80035330)


• Cleo from 5 to 7 episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/91b8f47e)


• Variety story on Filmstruck closing down (https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/filmstruck-shutdown-warnermedia-turner-1202998364/)


• My goodreads profile (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3750482-caitlin)


• The Others episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/d283638b)


• Shirley Jackson's books: The Haunting of Hill House (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89717.The_Haunting_of_Hill_House?ac=1&from_search=true) , We Have Always

Lived in the Castle (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89724.We_Have_Always_Lived_in_the_Castle) , Hangsaman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131177.Hangsaman)


• Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34082142-shirley-jackson?ac=1&from_search=true)


• Netflix show Haunting of Hill House (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6763664/)


• A Star is Born Patreon episode (https://www.patreon.com/posts/her-head-in-star-21920469)


• The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40881621-the-book-of-disquiet?ac=1&from_search=true)


• Wanda episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/9b97e5ea)


• Carnival of Souls episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/63701d9a)


• Late Spring episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/19a10bf9)


• A Cinema of the Unruly Woman episode (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/6b3140ed)


• The Witch (2015) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_%282015_film%29)