A film can be more interesting now then during its premiere, often due to circumstances that only later come to light or were completely unknown to its makers. One such example is *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle*, 1991 thriller directed by Curtis Hanson, which was, even in its original context, very good example of the genre. The plot is set in Seattle when Claire Bartel (played by Annabella Sciorra), suburban house…

