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The Phantom Carriage

1921 · 108 min

A haunting, morally serious silent film that unfolds slowly through layered flashbacks, blending ghostly dread with raw emotional regret.

Tagline
Do the Dead Come Back? Can Your Soul Leave Your Body...And Return Again?
Overview
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • death
  • addiction
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Victor Sjöström
Written by
Victor Sjöström
Starring
Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm, Concordia Selander, Lisa Lundholm, Tor Weijden, Einar Axelsson
Cinematography
Julius Jaenzon
Runtime
108 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
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