Luchino Visconti's first solo effort and the first great Italian neorealist film.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
10 Dec 2002
fresh:
The film holds up well today, both as a murder story and as a slice-of-life.
– Noel Murray,
AV Club,
12 Dec 2002
fresh:
Ossessione, which also began the late Mr. Visconti's remarkable film career, may be slow-going to the uninitiated, but its historical importance is not to be denied.