Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Tripping the house not so fantastic

The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

Directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber this film based on the short story of the same name stars Herbert Stern, Hildegarde Wilson and Melville Webber. Strange things happen to a man and woman living in a large house.

Without knowing the plot of the story this film is based on before watching this film it is pretty impossible to divine and plot or narrative here. There is no dialogue or titles cards to suggest who people are or what is happening which makes for a very confusing 13 minutes. Where the film is strong is in the striking visuals that explore a range of strange techniques.


2/5

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