THE HEIRESS (1949) -- triumph of a strong woman, or tragedy of a tortured soul? (SPOILERS!!!)

WARNING! Spoilers for The Heiress (1949). Is it a triumphant story of an independent woman, or a tragedy of an unloved soul? Disclaimers: I am not a film scholar and am presenting only my own observations, for what they're worth. While I hope some may find my insights interesting, I do not claim they are definitive or exhaustive. LINKS to previous videos: Psycho: • Psycho Analysis: Motifs in Darkness "M": • Fritz Lang's "M": Sound and Silence Strangers on a Train: • Strangers On A Train: Good Guy or Bad Guy Perfect Blue (1997): • PERFECT BLUE (1997) - the terrible cost of... Black Swan (2010): • BLACK SWAN (2010) - the tragedy of perfe... Enemy (2013): • ENEMY (2013) - It's all about control (SPO... AI - Artificial Intelligence (2001): • AI - Artificial Intelligence (2001) - a lo... The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017): • The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) -- jus... The Lobster (2015): • The Lobster (2015) - love is blind ? (SPOI... Audition (1999): • Audition (1999) - what makes it scary? (SP... Color Out of Space (2019): • Video Mandy: • Mandy (2018) - an appreciation of intimate... The Lighthouse: • The Lighthouse (2019) - denial of absoluti... The Witch: • THE VVITCH (2015) - doomed by a father's s... Under the Skin: • Under the Skin - drowning in shallow wat... Blue Ruin: • Blue Ruin (2013) - a violent anti-violence... Midsommar: • MIDSOMMAR (2018) - summary, and why it fai... Suspiria (2018): • SUSPIRIA (2018) - It's Not Really About Wi... Check out my movie reviews on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ShootMeReviews... This is intended for viewers who are familiar with the film, but if spoilers are not a deterrent, it is not necessary to have seen the movie to follow this video. All clips taken from The Heiress (1949). This video was made for the purpose of film appreciation/criticism and I believe these contents fall under fair use IP laws.