The Portrait
Watch TrailerA man is increasingly unnerved by a mysterious portrait. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, the film is thought to have run about 45 minutes long, but only an 8 minute fragment is known to have survived.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Портрет |
| Year | 1915 |
| Country | Russia |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Director | Władysław Starewicz |
| Runtime | 45 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (14 votes) |
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Director Vladislav Starevich constructs dread through the stark contrast between the portrait's hypnotic stillness and the actor's frantic, agitated performance. He explores Gogol's theme of art's fatal power, relying on exaggerated mimicry and dramatic chiaroscuro as the primary engines of terror.
What lingers after the final frame is the chill of a gaze that seems to have breached its canvas prison. Those who tire of jump scares will find a more ancestral, slow-burning unease. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Władysław Starewicz
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Watch in complete darkness, alone. A perfect fragment for a silent horror night.
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