The subject in both films are deposited in a speculative genre piece as a filmic salve to deal with, and, ultimately, postpone the inevitable bombshell that there are no aliens, or in Sarah's case, things do not go bump in the night by their own volition. A girl is trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt the house with mysterious energy and consequences. Likewise, Silent House is not a horror movie. With Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Chan. Kentis and Lau (she wrote the script based on the film by Gustavo Hernandez), fail to give us a reason to care what might happen to anyone in this movie. 11 March 2012, 12 October 2020 Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy. The would-be rapist, potentially, is the same man who, years ago, damaged a little girl irreparably, resulting in a grown woman rendered celibate due to her fear of sex, and furthermore, abhors sex outside the sanctity of marriage, which is why Carole(the Catholic) judges Helen(the lapsed Catholic) harshly for her affair with the married man, the older sister's part-time live-in lover. But on closer inspection, does the focal point of the young girl align with the old man, or is Carole attending to some malevolent presence in the black and white photo's negative space? Silent House is a stylish nightmare of a movie, and one of the most terrifying experiences I've had at the cinema. View production, box office, & company info, Gustavo Hernández (film "La casa muda"), And while the story isn’t anything new, it is presented in a way you’ve never seen it before. The birth of digital filmmaking made it possible to shoot a feature length film without one single cut, but the films that have been produced have been lackluster. Each take in the film lasts about 10 minutes and uses a visual move as a transition between shots. It's a place they have rarely visited in years. Since Sarah, by virtue of the short conversation she has with dad about her love life, we know the woman has gone on dates, whereas the French wallflower thwarts a persistent suitor at every turn. Aleksandr Sokurov’s 2002 film Russian Ark was one long 96-minute steadicam shot, taking viewers through the Russian State Hermitage Museum where we experience encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years. I haven’t however seen many full length feature films shot in one continuous take.

© 2020 METACRITIC, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Discover what to watch this November, including a documentary series that dives deep into the Marvel Universe, a reboot of a beloved '90s animated series, and a special that celebrates a very important Star Wars holiday. This is the kind of film that will haunt you after you leave the theater. | Silent House, a remake of Gustavo Hernandez's La Casa Muda, differs from the 2010 Uruguayan film in that Carole may be less innocent than her counterpart, Laura, since the new film fleshes out the apparition of a girl from the original into Sophia, all grown up, a young woman who may have been victimized not only by Sarah's father, but Sarah herself, an exploited girl who may have played the role of her father's collaborator, a suggestion made valid by the fact that she is still working for John, albeit now for a legitimate enterprise, and not child pornography. I can tell you that while I may have noticed the opportunities to employ editing, I didn’t specifically notice any edited together shots. Take my advice, this was quite possibly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. La película no es mala del todo, tiene una tensión constante, pero lastimosamente no llega a asustar mucho, por lo tanto no esperen estar con los nervios de punta todo el tiempo, la trama consiste en una muchacha que con su papá y su tío quedan encerrados en una casa antigüa y hay una. Take a look back at Elizabeth Olsen's movie and TV career in photos.

Notable Video Game Releases: New and Upcoming, November Preview: 19 TV Shows & New Movies to Watch at Home. For 88 minutes this movie puts your whole body and edge and after it's over you can't help but disect all the details you must have missed. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet.

Brian remembers, though. La película no es mala del todo, tiene una tensión constante, pero lastimosamente no llega a asustar mucho, por lo tanto no esperen estar con los nervios de punta todo el tiempo, la trama consiste en una muchacha que con su papá y su tío quedan encerrados en una casa antigüa y hay una extraña entidad que los están persiguiendo. R I’m not however completely convinced this film was shot in one single take. The film has an incredible sense of mood and plays well with the darkness and small spaces. It's a tour de force directorial effort from Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who previously collaborated on the 2003 thriller Open Water. A crime photo begets the crime scene, that's the function of the unforgettable last shot in Roman Polanski's Repulsion, where after an exploratory pan across Helen's apartment, the camera revisits and lingers upon an old family snapshot, bringing into sharp focus the dissonance behind this distinguished-looking bloodline, whose smiles suddenly seem put-on, as if this display of unconditional familial bliss, in actuality, is hiding a conspiracy. The long take pulls you into the realism of the moment, heightening any sense of unease already established by the story. A girl is trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt the house with mysterious energy and consequences. Oscar Estévez (original screen play), Buyers bite on Latido Films’ Latin American co-pro ‘Virus 32’ (exclusive), Zombie horror ‘Virus 32’ joins Latido virtual Cannes slate (exclusive). Currently playing to mostly empty theaters is Silent House (I refused to make the easy pun based on the title! Check box if your review contains spoilers, Sarah is a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family’s secluded lake house. The film is at its best as a fast-paced enigma. Got your attention? Now this one is… The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo. The film is shot completely handheld, and the house is lit using a combination of candles and lanterns.
The John Pogue-directed haunter recently found a spot on my "Most Anticipated" list so I decided to do a little digging to find out just what the film's inspiration was. The only light available is that which comes from a torch or hand-held lamp. Hitchcock’s 1948 film Rope was intended to play out in one long take but the cameras available at the time could hold no more than 1000 feet of 35 mm film. Drama, Horror, Mystery. Once it becomes clear that the dry rot has metaphorical properties that exceed its corporeality, the Polanski film rears its sex-hating head, because the dry rot is part of the same psycho-architectural language as the cracks that Carole projects onto the apartment walls.



Blood appears on Sarah's chest and blouse in different places, and different patterns. "Paranormal Activity" has been here before, of course, but Silent House springs tangy new tricks, and Olsen is a primo scream queen.

| Save the money, and get it on video if you're that desperate. Gustavo Hernández’s The Silent House is supposedly based on a true story of a daughter and father who are hired to renovate a boarded-up broken down cottage in a rural area of Uruguay.


Of course, at this point there is no way to know for sure. Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) is helping her father (Adam Trese) and uncle (Eric Sheffer Stevens) to renovate the family's old lakeside house before selling it. There are a bunch of moments when the screen moves by darkness which would allow for a hidden cut. This is the kind of film that will haunt you after you leave the theater. It's a tour de force directorial effort from Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who previously collaborated on. Local kids have smashed all the windows and blown the electrics meaning that the boarded up windows let in no light. Sarah's aversion to being touched, quite possibly, is a clue as to why things didn't work out with the beau.

Cinematographer Pedro Luque does the best he can with the restrictions in place, hitting planned marks almost every minute or so, giving the film some spectacular cinematic framing. All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. The plot is based on a true story that happened in the late '40s in a small village in Uruguay. You can watch the teaser trailer for the film below: Peter Sciretta is a film geek and popcultured fanboy living in Los Angeles.

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