I am very much of two minds when it comes to Gustavo Hernandez and his single shot horror film La Casa Muda.
On the one hand, it is undeniably well made by people who know their craft and know how to use sound and light to build and maintain tension.
On the other, however, you don't want to think about the script too much, specifically whether anybody in real life would behave in a fashion anywhere remotely close to how the lead character does in the film. You really don't want to do that.
That said, the tone was enough to land the film in Cannes 2010 and trigger an immediate English language remake which premiered less than a year later at Sundance 2011. And the original version is hitting theaters soon via IFC Midnight.
On the one hand, it is undeniably well made by people who know their craft and know how to use sound and light to build and maintain tension.
On the other, however, you don't want to think about the script too much, specifically whether anybody in real life would behave in a fashion anywhere remotely close to how the lead character does in the film. You really don't want to do that.
That said, the tone was enough to land the film in Cannes 2010 and trigger an immediate English language remake which premiered less than a year later at Sundance 2011. And the original version is hitting theaters soon via IFC Midnight.
IFC have cut a new, US trailer for the film leading up to the local release and they've done an excellent job of playing up the film's strengths. Take a look below.Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a cottage they have to fix up since its owner will soon put the house up for sale. They will spend the night there and start repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder on the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own, waiting for her father to come down.
I hear that this is a strong, compelling piece of work.
They may know how to use sound and light, but the music wasn't fitting at all. When you wanted to just have silence and background noises they play music which doesn't fit the mood at all.
I watched 30 minutes of it (my girlfriend fell asleep) and didn't feel like continueing the next day. That rarely happens. It was because of the above and the not so exciting story. A disappointment. Lame.