The Tell Tale Heart 3 gr A

 Gothic Movies

The Woman in Black

The movie features a few strong, striking scenes, like the screams in the marsh. But one scene shocked viewers in 1989, it's the infamous bedroom scene. The movie consists in a slow build up, and then the climax kicks in, taking the viewer by surprise.

Gothic elements are numerous too : the movie's dark, suspenseful atmosphere certainly hearkens back to (rappelle) classic Gothic literature.

Eel Marsh House itself is a Gothic case in point : there are ruins and a cemetary outside, and the whole property is surrounded by water (like in FHU), reinforcing the isolation of the protagonist. Likewise, there's a family curse that is going to destroy the protagonist, who can't do anything to stop it. He has a tragic Fate.


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 A lot of striking scenes dot (parsèment) the movie, just like when the lights go out, or the impressively graphic bathroom scene, or the thing under the bed.

In the second part, what was a rather ordinary house becomes a Gothic horror setting : everything is obscure and labyrinthine. The house has a dark double of itself, and just like in FHU, the people inside become infected. 


 

 

 


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