Jan 06, 2012 silent house trailer silent house official trailer movie film kino trailer remake elizabeth olsen silent house 2012 horror suspense thriller category entertainment. The movie wasnt my idea of a good time, but it certainly delivered the creeps. While their latest release, silent house, takes place on dry land, its lead character still finds herself in too deep. Happily, the american remake improves on the original by an order of magnitude, thanks to a script that pares away the. In all, a gripping but altogether unmemorable hauntedhouse movie. Sarah becomes separated from her relatives and soon finds she is trapped inside the cabin, with no contact with the outside world. The long take in silent house is effective, but to what end. Silent house is a uniquely unsettling horror thriller starring elizabeth olsen as sarah, a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her familys secluded lake house. While visiting a nowdilapidated lake house where she spent time as a child, sarah elizabeth olsen. Heres our box office report for the weekend of march 9th, 2012 featuring the performance of new releases john carter, silent house, and a thousand words as well as returning films like the lorax, act of valor, and safe house. For the best answers, search on this site the story is that the main girl sarah played by elizabeth olsen and the darkhaired neighbor girl sophia were sexually abused by sarahs father and maybe the uncle the fathers brother when they were little girls. The result is an entirely unique rhythm for a horror film. This movie however is pretty horrible because the ending once again killed the great movie they had going.
From the directors of the hit film open water, silent house is a. Now theyve done it again with silent house a remake of a uruguayan horror movie, this time employing a fascinating structure made up of what looks like a. Empty cannes as basic as its title, the silent house is about as classic a horror film as you can get. March 8, 2012 we know this much about elizabeth olsens prospects for a decent film career from silent house, the new horror movie in which she stars. Silent night is a 2012 american slasher film directed by steven c. Silent house 2012 cast and crew sarah elizabeth olsen is working with her father adam trese and uncle eric sheffer stevens to renovate an old family home to prepare it for sale. The sad, real horror of silent house director laura lau. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. So does silent house, which is closely based on a 2010 argentinian thriller.
Silent house is more technically proficient and ambitious than most frightfests, but it also suffers from a disappointing payoff. The film was given a limited theatrical release on november 20, 2012 and was. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including john carter. Silent house is a relentless thriller about a young womans tour through a nightmare of a house that becomes a literal nightmare only to return to a reality that is perhaps more horrifying than she could have imagined. Elizabeth olson is quickly becoming one of my favorite new actresses to look out for. Chris kentis and laura lau directed the film and lau also wrote the screenplay. Taking cues from the 2010 uruguayan film, the silent house, kentis and laus silent house story is pretty basic which makes sense for a movie with only a few characters and an especially limited scale. Silent house was released in 2012 on friday, march 9, 2012 in 2,149 theaters.
Long vacant, the house has no utilities, forcing the trio to rely on batteryoperated lanterns to light their way. The silent house is a different independent film in its genre, filmed with a digital camera in one single shot, without any cuts and in real time. There are two big points being highlighted by the silent house marketing. The acting and dark grittiness was good, but the fast shaking rotating camera got on my nerves a little.
Mar 09, 2012 march 8, 2012 we know this much about elizabeth olsens prospects for a decent film career from silent house, the new horror movie in which she stars. Club named it one of the worst movies of 2012, noting its mediocrity takes a. Mainly, though, silent house is a showcase for that long take because, man, that camera can run. Silent house, horror film with elizabeth olsen the new. Everything you need to know about silent house movie 2012. Forget that silent house is shot in a single, continuous long take and what do you. A girl is trapped inside her familys lakeside retreat and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt the house with mysterious energy and consequences.
Last time out, husband and wife codirectors chris kentis and laura lau came up with open water, an inventive lowbudget chiller set almost exclusively in one spot. This movies story and themes range from muddled to obvious. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and. Mar 07, 2012 in all, a gripping but altogether unmemorable hauntedhouse movie. Silent house trailer silent house official trailer movie film kino trailer remake elizabeth olsen silent house 2012 horror suspense thriller category entertainment. The silent house ist ein 2010 entstandener horrorfilm aus uruguay. Mar 08, 2012 while their latest release, silent house, takes place on dry land, its lead character still finds herself in too deep. Can someone please explain the new movie silent house to. The plot focuses on a young woman who is terrorized in her family vacation home while cleaning the property with her father and uncle. The film was marketed as being shot in one long, continuous take, and is supposedly based on real events that happened in the 1940s the plot follows laura and her father, wilson, as they arrive at a rundown cottage in a secluded area. Mar 06, 2012 silent house in both its original and remake forms is the film hitchcock wanted rope to be, clear back in 1948 but hitchs cameras could only hold 10 minutes of film, so he had to mask. In silent house, she plays a young woman of indeterminate age who acts as if shes still daddys little girl. Silent house is a stylish nightmare of a movie, and one of the most terrifying experiences ive had at the cinema. Now theyve done it again with silent house a remake of a uruguayan horror movie, this time employing a fascinating structure made up of what looks like a single.
The sad, real horror of silent house director laura lau on. This is the kind of film that will haunt you after you leave the theater. Aug 26, 2017 now theyve done it again with silent house a remake of a uruguayan horror movie, this time employing a fascinating structure made up of what looks like a single, unbroken shot though in reality, its probably at least three or four shots. The plot focuses on a young woman who is terrorized in her family vacation. After an unsettling encounter with an old childhood friend, she hears a noise upstairs. Silent house 2012 sarah elizabeth olsen is working with her father adam trese and uncle eric sheffer stevens to renovate an old family home to prepare it for sale. Sarah, along with her father, john adam trese, and. Elizabeth olsen in silent house 2011 elizabeth olsen and eric sheffer stevens in silent. The problem with shooting the film in this fashion is that not every scene works. The story is that the main girl sarah played by elizabeth olsen and the darkhaired neighbor girl sophia were sexually abused by sarahs father and maybe the uncle the fathers brother when they were little girls. Directed by filmmaking duo chris kentis and laura lau, silent house uses meticulous. Silent house is another one of those scream at the screen movies, in which you want to shout out advice to a character. Its said to be based on a true story from the 1940s.
We follow leadinglady sarah olsen through a tense, and at times horrifying, ordeal. Though gans wrote and directed the original silent hill movie from 2006, he had no part in the 2012 sequel, passing the torch to new writer and director michael j. Finally, a little beyond the halfway mark, she does escape, running out the front door and flees, weeping and. May 03, 2012 there are two big points being highlighted by the silent house marketing. The film was marketed as being shot in one long, continuous take, and is supposedly based on real events that happened in the 1940s. Something is chasing her from room to room teasingly, so it. Watch silent house online stream full movie directv. This movie was very scary and nail biting in spots. Sarah elizabeth olsen is working with her father adam trese and uncle eric sheffer stevens to renovate an old family home to prepare it for sale. Two and a half stars out of five american remake of the 2010 uruguayan film, of the same name, about a young woman attacked in her families vacation house. Elizabeth olsen, of martha marcy may marlene turns in another plauditwinning performance. In this case, a nubile young woman is trapped inside an apparently haunted house for most of the time, and what you want to shout is, get out of the damn house. Miller and starring jaime king, malcolm mcdowell, donal logue, brendan fehr, and ellen wong.
A young woman and her father spend the night in a remote farmhouse, where a psychopath. With elizabeth olsen, adam trese, eric sheffer stevens, julia chan. Its also a technically savvy and ingenious film that captures the entire affair in one. In all, a gripping but altogether unmemorable haunted house movie. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Silent house is a uniquely unsettling horror thriller starring elizabeth olsen as sarah, a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her familys secluded lake. The silent house ending explained by the directors spoiler. From the directors of the hit film open water, silent house is a uniquely unsettling. Can someone please explain the new movie silent house to me.
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