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The Obsession

1912 · 23 min Drama
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

A mother (Renee Carl) goes to see a palm reader who informs her that a loved one is about to die. The woman doesn't know if it's her son or her husband (Rene Navarre) but history buffs will know who it is as it's April 10, 1912 and the husband is about to board the Titanic.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title La Hantise
Year 1912
Country France
Genre Drama
Director Louis Feuillade
Runtime 23 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (14 votes)

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The film constructs its dread through stark simplicity: static frames, expressive performances, and a sinister prophecy as its narrative engine. It relies on the viewer's foreknowledge of the Titanic's fate, using historical fact as a tool of profound dramatic irony.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of cruel inevitability—the realization that the protagonist is doomed to know more than she can prevent. The brief runtime only sharpens this effect. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Louis Feuillade

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