A banker and his housekeeper are brutally assassinated by a gangster. The murders are arranged so that they may look like a showdown between two victims.
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for moody, black-and-white setups where everything feels just a bit *wrong*, then yeah, give House of Silence a spin. It’s not exactly a barrel of laughs, and if you’re looking for high-octane thrills, you’re going to be bored out of your mind. It moves like molasses, but ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Rune Carlsten
Rune Carlsten
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for moody, black-and-white setups where everything feels just a bit *wrong*, then yeah, give House of Silence a spin. It’s not exactly a barrel of laughs, and if you’re looking for high-octane thrills, you’re going to be bored out of your mind. It moves like molasses, but that’s the point, I think. The whole thing is built on this nasty little lie. A banker and his housekeeper get wiped out, and the killer tries to make it look like a tragic brawl ..."
Edith Lamroth
Øvre Richter Frich, Anders Djurberg
Sweden
