Review of The Phantom Carriage (1921) by Edith N — 19 Apr 2013
Alongside Nosferatu (1922), Haxan (1922), The Phantom of the Opera (starring Lon Chaney) (1925) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), it is one of the greatest and most important horror movies of the silent era, Victor Sjostrom's direction and the cinematography by Julius Jaenzon is very gritty, stunning and ghostly.
This film takes you to another world, it has its utterly creepy moments, eerie performances by the characters and the most important thing on this movie, its morals. This is one of my favourite movies (it was also Ingmar Bergman's favourite movie!), the sets are amazing too.
In retrospect, the storyline is very complex and ahead of its time and this movie could take you to another world. I give it a five stars, one thing I could say it is underrated compared to Nosferatu and it is just as good as Nosferatu (well in my eyes, anyway.
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This review of The Phantom Carriage (1921) was written by Edith N on 19 Apr 2013.
The Phantom Carriage has generally received very positive reviews.
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