 The Tell-Tale Heart Author: Alfonso S. Suarez
Size: 12 x 20 cm
Short film by Alfonso S. Suarez featiuring legendary actor Paul
Naschy, who--thanks to the screenplay inspired by the classic Edgar Allan
Poe story--delights in this performance of sinister glances, maniacal smirks…
Long description: Cast: Paul Naschy, Eladio Sanchez
Director: Alfonso S. Suarez
Producer: Alfonso S. Suarez
Screenplay: Alfonso S. Suarez (inspired by the classic Edgar Allan Poe
story)
Photography: Gregorio Torre
Music: Juan Carlos Casimiro
Running time: 10 min.
Short film in black & white, available in Spanish and English versions, in
NTSC and PAL video formats.
Review: One night a man (played by Paul Naschy) arrives at the mansion
of his older brother (Eladio Sanchez). This man, we learn, has just emerged
from a mental institution. Apparently he is fine, but as the evening
progresses, we find out that he is not cured and in fact has escaped from the
institution to seek vengeance because he just wants "to rest."
Asturian director Alfonso S. Suarez´s short film provides another choice
role for Paul Naschy, who delights in this performance of sinister
glances, maniacal smirks, ironic elocutions and eyes twinkling with the barely
concealed madness of an unstable mind. It is a perfect role for Naschy,
who, in his later years, has developed even more as an actor with the effective
facial gestures of a master Wagnerian interpreter and skilled thespian. Suarez
frames his story well, properly concentrating on Naschy while encasing
the whole with atmospheric touches and a few quite modern directing effects,
and the film comes off, in a most complementary way, as an ersatz mini episode
of Twilight Zone. The surprisingly rich musical score by Juan Carlos
Casimiro also makes its impact. The only regret with this fine short film
is that it leaves the viewer wanting to see a full length movie with
Naschy in the leading role. He is that good, and it is a shame that his
talent, ripened perfectly now in its maturity, is not being used more often.
Variable price
Product code: 0806 | English version, VHS / NTSC (USA) | Merchant part number: DL454-01-eng-NTSC
Price: 11,42 euros (1.900 pta)
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| English version, VHS / PAL (Europa) | Merchant part number: DL454-01-eng-PAL
Price: 11,42 euros (1.900 pta)
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| Spanish version, VHS / PAL (Europa) | Merchant part number: DL454-01-cas-PAL
Price: 11,42 euros (1.900 pta)
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| Spanish version, VHS / NTSC (USA) | Merchant part number: DL454-01-cas-NTSC
Price: 11,42 euros (1.900 pta)
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