"The Ghost That Never Returns" is an outstanding Soviet film by Abram Room, the director of Bed and Sofa (1927). Released to little notice in 1930, it joins other very late silents to show the screen still developing high eloquence after the first talkies stopped silent cinema dead in its tracks.
If you have about ninety minutes and want to see something that feels like a hallucination, you should probably put this on. It is a silent movie from 1930, which sounds boring, but it is actually pretty tense. It is perfect for people who like movies where you can basically feel the heat coming off the screen. If you...
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"If you have about ninety minutes and want to see something that feels like a hallucination, you should probably put this on. It is a silent movie from 1930, which sounds boring, but it is actually pretty tense. It is perfect for people who like movies where you can basically feel the heat coming off the screen. If you need a lot of talking or a happy ending, you will probably hate it. It is very bleak. 🌵 The whole thing starts in this giant prison that looks like a spider web. The camera keep..."
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