Rosemary's baby, a date with the devil.

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Based on the novel of the same name by Ira Levin, the story centers on the lives of a young couple, the Woodhouses, who move into an elegant apartment in New York City with the intention of enjoying their new life together. Rosemary (Mia Farrow) is a bright, cheerful young housewife. Her greatest desire is to have a baby with her husband Guy (John Cassavetes). Guy is an aspiring actor seeking fame in the world of theatre and cinema. Woodhouse’s couple befriends Roman (Sidney Blackmer) and Minnie Castevet (Ruth Gordon), two elderly people who live in their building and who, due to unexpected circumstances, become a kind of parents for them. Rosemary also befriends Terri Gionoffrio (Victoria Vetri), a neighbor who wears a necklace with a root that the Castevets gave her after sheltering her at their house. One night, Rosemary and Guy are in the middle of a commotion and the police appear as Terri has apparently committed suicide from the Castevets' apartment. Minnie and Roman arrive very sorry and surprised, but Rosemary comforts them by telling them that Terri always spoke well of them. Roman and Minnie invite Rosemary and Guy to dinner. Image description

Although Guy gets along with them, Rosemary is not so sure. The Castevets give Terri’s necklace to Rosmary and tell them that the smell comes from a root called Tanis. Soon after, Guy gets a role in a play, following the mysterious blindness of the actor who was going to play his part. Decide that it’s the perfect time for Rosemary to get pregnant.

That night, Rosemary has a terrifying dream in which she is surrounded by naked people in her room, including her neighbors.

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All murmur strange words while a creature, perhaps the very Satan, rapes her and scratches her body.

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The scratches still remain on his body. This leaves Rosemary completely confused, as she does not know if it was a dream or something real.

The next day, Guy apologizes for having sex with her while she was sleeping.

Rosemary detects that she is pregnant...


Director Roman Polansky has created an atmosphere of immersive and dreamlike suspense. Claustrophobic uncertainty takes over everything, you feel that something sinister is about to happen at any moment.

The composer Krysztof Komeda, establishes from the beginning a liquid and nebulous climate that gives life in an impeccable way to the enigmatic aura of the film, marked since the first scene by a song sung by Farrow.

The choice of location is the perfect setting for this powerful narrative.

The Dakota building in Manhattan, built between 1880 and 1884, was already famous for its mysterious reputation, adding a layer of authenticity to Polansky’s extraordinary and dazzling narrative.

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Time later a macabre prediction about the death of a rock star was fulfilled: John Lennon was killed in front of the building.

Here lived Aleister Crowley, the famous practitioner of black magic.

Anton Szandor LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan in America, was present during the filming.

Just a year after its release, producer William Castle began receiving threats due to the film’s strong and disturbing content. Soon after, he fell ill. During the pain of treatment he was heard to shout: "Rosemary, for God’s sake, put down that knife!".

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The composer Krysztof Komeda died shortly after in an accident in Los Angeles.

On 8 August 1969, Polansky was in London. On the same day, his eight-month-pregnant wife Tate was murdered by members of the infamous Manson clan, making this horror the most chilling event associated with the film.

Roman Polansky remains a controversial figure in the film industry, but his legacy is undeniable and prolific, imposing his mark on film history.

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Here I leave you his magnificent filmografía:

"Knife in the Water" (1962), "The World's Most Famous Swindles" (1964), "Repulsion" (1965), "Dead End" (1966), "The Vampire Diaries" (1967), "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), "Macbeth" (1971), "What?" (1972), "Chinatown" (1974), "The Tenant" (1976), "Tess" (1979), "Pirates" (1986), "Frantic" (1988), "Hile Moons" (1992), "Death and the Maiden" (1994), "The Ninth Gate" (1999), "The Pianist" (2002), "Oliver Twist" (2005), "The Court of the Great" (2005), "To Each His Own Cinema" (2007), "The Ghost Writer" (2010), "A Great Crime" (2011), "Venus in Furs" (2013), "Based on True Events" (2017), "The Civil Servant and the Spy" (2019), "The Palace" (2023).

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Tica Y Tico
El desarrollo del tema está muy bien trabajado.
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Ken's Movie Malaise
A great horror film and a great article!
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Hola gran analisis, buen articulo. ..gracias por tu apoyo saludos
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