Directed by Brian De Palma, Obsession (1976) stars Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold and John Lithgow. The film follows a wealthy New Orleans businessman whose wife and daughter are kidnapped and killed, leaving him consumed by grief. Years later, he meets a young woman in Italy who bears an uncanny resemblance to his late wife, leading him into a mystery shaped by obsession, deception and tragic consequences. Arrow Films THE LOVE STORY THAT WILL SCARE THE LIFE OUT OF YOU Obsession. Def: A Compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion High melodrama, creeping insanity and barely contained delirium abound in this dizzying tribute to the high tension thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock from director Brian De Palma (Carrie, Scarface, Dressed to Kill) Michael Courtland is a Southern gentleman who seems to have everything - A successful business, a beautiful wife and an adoring young daughter until a botched kidnapping tears his world apart leaving him widowed, bereaved and bereft. Years later on a trip to Italy, he meets a woman with an uncanny resemblance to his late wife but all is not how it appears as a twisted conspiracy threatens to unhinge his mental shackles, sending him to the knife edge of MADNESS! A master class in mounting unease and clammy palmed claustrophobia, Obsession is a classic 70s thriller with an evil twist that will leave you speechless. Från IMDB: A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.