Cannes Video Day 5: Gustavo Hernandez’s La Casa Muda

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This is for those who thought Paranormal Activity was the sh*t. Take note of Gustavo Hernández’s La Casa Muda (The Silent House) – a Director’s Fortnight selected title from Uruguay with the uniqueness being that the picture is filmed in one take (think Russian Ark, PVC-1) and is impressive feat when you consider that there’s a thin, but applicable narrative based on a true story. Hernández and cinematographer Pedro Luque do a great job with the lighting and the camera isn’t one of those vomit enducing shaky cam headaches, but something that allows for you to see the incremental fear and then delirium in actress Florencia Colucci’s face. Here’s a montage of the presentation.

Eric Lavallée
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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