Le Moulin maudit
Alfred Machin
T. ing.: The Mill; Prod.: Pathé 35mm. L.: 130 m. Col.
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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source
Film Notes
Adultery, madness, murder, suicide, and a sinister windmill which confers epic dimensions on this six-minute film (see Eric de Kuyper, Alfred Machin, 1995). The elderly husband crucifies his young rival on the mill’s sails, and their sombre shadow in the river beats time as the deadly finale is played out. Is this the film that Julien Green (1900-1998) saw as a child and which gave him nightmares, or are his later (1942) recollections not accurate? The elements and the atmosphere are the same: a river, an “avenging mill” and a nightmarish escalation of horror.