Review of The Phantom Carriage (1958) by Margarita S — 07 Feb 2015

I loved the ghoulish premise of this movie. Impressive special effects and use of flashbacks.

This review of The Phantom Carriage (1958) was written by Margarita S on 07 Feb 2015.

The Phantom Carriage has generally received positive reviews.

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Too drab, long and preachy which, when added to it being a silent film, meant I wound up fast forwarding through most of it. Has to be your taste…

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By Adam C (1,312) on 02 Jun 2012

Wow. Wow. Wow. Not only the best silent I've ever seen, but one of the best, period. Spooky, elegiac, and endlessly watchable…

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Based on Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! by Selma Lagerlof, The Phantom Carriage is one of the masterworks of Swedish Cinema…

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Körkarlen (The Phantom Carriage) is a masterpiece work of the silent era, or really any era, by Swedish film auteur Victor Sjöström…

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Amazing special effects for the early 1920s with some very natural acting, KÃ¶rkarlen is a horror film without blood and guts as the horror…

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