The film takes place almost entirely in this apartment, but the limitations of the scene just reflect the protagonist's isolation and helpless situation. The film cleverly sets up the suspense, and the music also plays a very good auxiliary role, and the ending is unforgettable. It is worth mentioning that this film is Hepburn’s fifth and final Oscar nomination. In this landmark work of Hepburn, the atmosphere of suspense is no less than that of Alfred Hitchcock ’s masterpiece, which further demonstrates Hepburn’s gradual transformation. Performance skills.
Highlights: Hepburn's fifth and final Oscar nomination, "Wait Until Dark" (also translated as "Wait Until Dark"), filmed in 1967, is a landmark work of Hepburn. This suspenseful atmosphere is no less than that of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, which further demonstrates Hepburn's gradual performance skills.
She plays a thin, blind woman who has to deal with the strong gangster who breaks into the house and wins with wisdom. So, what method did this blind girl use? It turned out that she broke the light bulb and cut off the power supply, leaving the opponent in darkness. Because this is her home, she has walked thousands of times. So the originally ferocious gangsters became "blind" in this environment. This kind of plot setting posed many problems for the performance: for example, when she took things, she couldn't take things like a normal person, and could not get things at her fingertips, and she couldn't stumble like in a strange place. Undoubtedly, playing such a role is another fresh and exciting challenge for Hepburn.
In order to experience the life of the blind and find the real feeling, Hepburn went to the school for the blind to ask the teacher, blindfolded himself, and even put on a contact lens that is harmful to the eyes . In the end, Audrey properly grasped the performance in the film, and even never blinked her eyes in the film. She was nominated for the best actress Oscar for the fifth time for this film.
