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The Mask of Horror

1912 · 12 min

A brief, unsettling silent descent into madness, more disturbing for its raw intensity than its short length.

Directed by
Abel Gance
Genres
Horror
Starring
Édouard de Max, Charles De Rochefort, Florelle
Overview
A mad sculptor, searching for the perfect realization of "the mask of horror", places himself in front of a mirror after smearing blood over himself with the glass of an oil lamp. He then swallows a virulent poison to observe the effects of pain.

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Directed by
Abel Gance
Genres
Horror
Starring
Édouard de Max, Charles De Rochefort, Florelle
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • art
  • death
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror7
Humour0
Realism4
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Abel Gance
Written by
Abel Gance
Starring
Édouard de Max, Charles De Rochefort, Florelle, Mathilde Thizeau, Jean Toulout
Runtime
12 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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