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By Bill T (1,098) on 30 Jun 2014

A journey to redemption that is poetic and eerie in equal measures. A silent masterpiece…

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By Orlok W (1,270) on 29 Jan 2014

Technically brilliant and filmed remarkably well, it's shocking that this was made in 1921…

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By J. Scott F (46) on 01 Jan 2014

This film starts out slow, and I found it somewhat confusing - but about fifteen minutes in, the plot began to take shape and unfold…

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By Edith N (976) on 19 Apr 2013

Alongside Nosferatu (1922), Haxan (1922), The Phantom of the Opera (starring Lon Chaney) (1925) and The Cabinet of Dr…

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By Irvin C (321) on 29 Mar 2013

The one thing that surprised me most about this film is that it's not really much of a horror film like I previously thought…

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By Joshua L (2,111) on 19 Feb 2013

Eerie silent film with ground breaking effects. This one ranks along some of the very best…

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By Nik M (576) on 18 Jan 2013

The storytelling is amazing. The characters are profound and never tire audiences…

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By Benjamin W (694) on 21 Nov 2012

The Phantom Carriage is an amazing film. Not only for it's progressive technology but even more for its emotional weight…

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By Ryan M (2,675) on 08 Oct 2012

Beautiful and spooky, it's like a swedish variation on dickens' 'christmas carol' with a quite sophisticated flashback structure and up to…

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By Sergio R (323) on 03 Oct 2012

Not just a landmark in cinema history (specifically the Swedish cinema) is also a transcendental film with highly important special effects…

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By Zack B (668) on 31 Jul 2012

One of the great silent films and one which has dated a lot better than many…

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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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By John A (1,813) on 29 May 2012

A strong, visual entry from Sjostrom…

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By Lanky Man P (744) on 30 Mar 2012

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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By George M (317) on 28 Feb 2012

Really ahead of its time…

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By Jeremy C (892) on 21 Feb 2012

This movie is awesome and it was made in 1921 and it looks amazing;] thank you…

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By Jarett B (233) on 05 Feb 2012

The special FX for the time must have been astonishing, but it's merely overlapping images to us now…

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By Jacob G (945) on 22 Jan 2012

The first 30 minutes are pure tedium as it lays the groundwork for the tale…

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By Davey M (514) on 07 Dec 2011

Astounding…

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By Jim C (861) on 12 Nov 2011

One of the greatest films of the silent era. The original horror picture to set them all up…

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