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The Fall of the House of Usher(La Chute de la maison Usher)

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France · 1928
1h 3m
Director Jean Epstein
Starring Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy, Fournez-Goffard
Genre Drama, Horror

Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher, director Jean Epstein studiously avoids cheap shocks in this tale of hereditary madness, choosing instead a tightly controlled, spookily subtle technique. The hero, having indirectly caused the death of his beloved, stubbornly tries to resurrect her spirit by devoting himself to painting and sculpture. Epstein conveys the twilight zone between life and death with lingering dissolves and brilliant utilization of slow motion.

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