The Phantom Carriage (1920)

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Danny
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The Phantom Carriage (1920)

Post by Danny » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:21 am

The Phantom Carriage 1920, will be shown on TCM on April 26 at 12:15 A.M. EST.

It sounds intriguing. Any thoughts on this Swedish oddity?

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Arndt
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Post by Arndt » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:28 am

It's a superb psychological drama - Sjöström doing his best to pre-Bergman Bergman (I believe he was invited to strawberries for his efforts).
A very lyrical film, too, with effective use of double exposures and, let's not forget, a very laudable attack on that demon drink!
"The greatest cinematic experience is the human face and it seems to me that silent films can teach us to read it anew." - Wim Wenders

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