There have been many versions of usher, from another 1928 silent film through to roger cormans excellent 1960 version with vincent price. Gances wife as the undead madeleine, this 1928 classic is a true feast for the. Allan visits the sinister usher family mansion, where his friend. The fall of the house of usher is visually astonishing. Employe aux bains municipaux londoniens, sa gueule dange fait des ravages chez les celibataires vieillissantes. Epstein seems to focus less on the mechanics of the. Paste this in your document somewhere closest to the closing body tag is preferable. The fall of the house of usher 1928 directed by jean. A man goes to visit his old friend roderick usher and his young wife madeleine. Radnja je smjestena u izoliranu kucu ciji je vlasnik slikar opsjednut time da je svoju suprugu sahranio. When he arrives he finds roderick obsessively painting a portrait of madeleine, although she is very ill. The most famous french translation of the story is by charles baudelaire first published in the magazine le pays in february 1855 and included in the collection nouvelles histoires extraordinaires in 1857. Director jean epstein studiously avoids cheap shocks in this tale of hereditary madness, choosing instead a tightly controlled, spookily subtle technique. The film is a loose adaptation of the edgar allen poe story the fall of the house of usher.
Jean epstein uses every tool at his disposal to generate a dreadful mood. Well, a film is a translation too, and nearly a hundred years later this is still the best version of the fall of the house of usher we have. Za francuski dugometrazni film snimljen iste godine, v. Preserved films national film preservation foundation. Poes narrative is entirely mediated through the witness of an unreliable narrator who frequently and frankly doubts what he sees. The film is based on edgar allan poes short story the fall of the house of usher and the story was adapted by luis bunuel. With luis bunuel as assistant director, jean epstein directed the fall of the house of usher in 1928. The fall of the house of usher 1928 french film wikipedia. Dissolves, slow motion, overlapped frames, suspiciously sparse set design, jump cuts to innocuous shots of nature that somehow evoke feelings of danger and claustrophobia. The fall of the house of usher may refer to two 1928 films.
Boston, massachusetts, in edgar allan poes the fall of the. The old line about the popularity of edgar allan poe in france is that he reads better in french translations. The fall of the house of usher 1928 american film the fall of the house of usher 1928 french film, directed by jean epstein wikipedia. With jean debucourt, marguerite gance, charles lamy, fournezgoffard. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of madeline, slowly leading to her death. Its been years since i read the story, and of the film adaptations, the one im most familiar with is the roger corman production house of usher, starring vincent price. Media in category the fall of the house of usher the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Suivie dautres nouvelles extraordinaries by poe, edgar allan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The fall of the house of usher 1928 american film the fall of the house of usher 1928 french film, directed by jean epstein. In an article of the same year titled an amateur studio picture, watson argued that such european modernist styles could carry a filmmaker only so far. The hero, having indirectly caused the death of his beloved, stubbornly tries to resurrect her spirit by devoting himself to. Jul 10, 2015 the old line about the popularity of edgar allan poe in france is that he reads better in french translations. Georges pretre revised and orchestrated by juan allende blin from the original manuscript. The fall of the house of usher film, 1928 wikipedia. Pad kuce usher je francuski crnobijeli nijemi hororfilm snimljen 1928.