The Silent House
La casa muda
Uruguay
2010
79 Min
Color
1.78:1
Spanish
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The plot is based on a true story that happened in the late 40’s in a small village in Uruguay. Filmed in one single continuous shot of seventy eight minutes, La casa muda focuses on Laura, who, second by second, intends to leave a house which hides an obscure secret, unharmed.
Laura and her father Wilson settle down in a cottage they have to renew since its owner will soon put the house up for sale. They will spend the night there and repair the following morning. Everything seems to go smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder on the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own, waiting for her father to come down. –Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
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ramosbarajas
10Aug12
While the single take is adventurous, and deserves praise, it feels gimmicky. I feel it hinders the story more than anything. Since it was shot over 4 days, I suppose it's not a true single take and that negates everything going for it. Why limit yourself in technique, when you're already taking advantages. The story itself is weak. And while it does provide some scares, it ends up being cliche.
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Cannes 2010. Gustavo Hernández's "The Silent House"
By David Hudson on May 27, 2010
"When the trailer for the film first appeared and caused something of a cult buzz in the online community," begins Todd Brown at Twitch
Cannes 2010: LA CASA MUDA (THE SILENT HOUSE) Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Gustavo Hernandez’s La Casa Muda proves surprisingly difficult to address. When the trailer for the film first appeared and caused something of a cult buzz in the online community, the attention was split
Uruguay Enters The First Person Horror Game With LA CASA MUDA
By Twitchfilm.com on April 30, 2011
The down side to this current boom in first-person perspective horror films is that it gives many people the idea that all you need to succeed is to be cheap, as though somehow removing the need for complicated
Sundance 2011: LA CASA MUDA Remake THE SILENT HOUSE Added To Sundance
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Kudos to the boys at Bloody Disgusting, who seem to have gotten the jump on everyone with word that Chris Kentis and Laura Lau’s The Silent House has been added to the midnight lineup at Sundance.A remake
US Trailer For Gustavo Hernandez' LA CASA MUDA (THE SILENT HOUSE)
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
I am very much of two minds when it comes to Gustavo Hernandez and his single shot horror film La Casa Muda. On the one hand, it is undeniably well made by people who know their craft and know……
Uruguay Enters The First Person Horror Game With LA CASA MUDA
By Twitchfilm.net on August 28, 2010
The down side to this current boom in first-person perspective horror films is that it gives many people the idea that all you need to succeed is to be cheap, as though somehow removing the need for complicated
Cannes 2010: LA CASA MUDA (THE SILENT HOUSE) Review
By Twitchfilm.net on August 28, 2010
Gustavo Hernandez’s La Casa Muda proves surprisingly difficult to address. When the trailer for the film first appeared and caused something of a cult buzz in the online community, the attention was split
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By melikesart on May 15, 2011
Here’s another reason why you should never judge a movie by its trailer. I’ve had my eye on the Uruguayan horror film The Silent House ever since I first knew about it on Youtube. Branded as the first… read review
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