Sunday, 11 August 2013

The Fall of the House of Usher (short silent film)


Ignore the Spanish subtitles, they don't last long! I think this is a really wonderful modernist effort. I particularly like the black-gloved servant, the weird imagery surrounding the coffin, and the way the fall itself is handled. But it's all good! As in weird...

1 comment:

Timmy Crabcakes said...

That's excellent.
I've seen the longer 1929 version but not this one.

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