The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

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Release Date

10/4/1928

Runtime

63 mins

Genres

Overview

A stranger called Allan goes to the House of Usher. He is the sole friend of Roderick Usher, who lives in the eerie house with his sick wife Madeleine. When she dies, Roderick does not accept her death, and in the dark night, Madeleine returns.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A haunting silent film that uses architectural dread and psychological unease to explore one man's inability to accept loss. The House of Usher itself becomes as much a character as the people trapped within it, suffocating under the weight of sorrow and supernatural terror.

Mood

Dread-soakedMelancholicUnsettling

Themes

GriefObsessionIsolationMortality

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

FormalistHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) directed by Jean Epstein | FirstCinema