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Rosemary’s Baby (1968): Film vs Book
Film · 1968 · Directed by Roman Polanski · Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes
About the film
A young wife suspects that her neighbours are plotting something about her baby.
How close is it to the book?
Very close to the bookThe film follows the book almost beat for beat.
Read or watch first?
The novel builds the paranoia with small, everyday details.
What the book gives you
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
A clever, slowly tightening story that makes ordinary neighbors feel unsettling.
Who will like it: Readers who like tense, creeping psychological horror.