***** out of 5
Victor Sjostrom directs & stars in this silent supernatural drama that influenced such diverse artists as Charlie Chaplin and Ingmar Bergman (who later directed Sjostrom in his masterful early film Wild Strawberries). There's even a scene that is prescient of the bathroom scene in the Shining, where Sjostrom's character uses an axe on a door while trying to get at his wife and children.
No comments:
Post a Comment