Day 8, He has his father’s eyes

Rosemary Woodhouse wants to have a baby,but not as much as her neighbors want her to have a baby. Mia Farrow shines as the naive expectant mother who watches as her life spirals out of her control as her creepy, yet well intentioned neighbors offer their advice and help with her pregnancy. Once Rosemary and her husband Guy move into their new apartment building everything seems to fall into place for them. Rosemary questions their newfound luck, but Guy dismisses her apprehension. Of course Guy would dismiss her concerns, he in league with their neighbors dark coven. Rosemary is pregnant with the son of the devil.

The movie was filmed in and around the famous upper west side of Manhattan apartment co-op, the Dakota and its’ signature is all over this film. The hallways and doorways seem narrow, and confining, leading the audience to feel as trapped and oppressed as Rosemary does. Director Roman Polanski’s decision to use existing structures and no sound stages gave this movie more then realism, it gave it an air of believability. Every young couple worries if they are making the right decision, Rosemary’s terror and doubt forces one to wonder if this could be a true story.