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Movie poster: The House of Darkness (1913)
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The House of Darkness

1913 · 17 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon comes to a house where a young wife is home alone, and there is a tense confrontation.

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Year 1913
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director D.W. Griffith
Runtime 17 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (13 votes)

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The film constructs its dread through a stark juxtaposition: the calming power of art violently disrupted by primal fear. It relies on expressive silent-era acting and editing to build a palpable sense of pursuit and entrapment within the domestic space.

What lingers after viewing is the potent simplicity of the siege narrative, where psychological fracture outweighs physical action, and silence becomes deafening. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: D.W. Griffith

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Watch in a dimly lit room, in complete silence, to feel every hint of impending threat.

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