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Tag: french impressionism

The Fall of the House of Usher

La Chute de la maison Usher (1928) Director: Jean Epstein Apparently there were two highly stylized avant garde silent films focused on this Edgar Allan Poe short story, both released in 1928. In some ways I . prefer the loose structure and surrealist version by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber (a silent film lasting … Continue reading The Fall of the House of Usher →

Great Books Guy Classic Film 1 Comment 13 Jul 201930 Jul 2019

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