The Silent House gets a final clip

With the film in UK cinemas, Studiocanal has sent over a final clip from the film to get you in the mood to see the film...

Additionally, independent film makers network Shooting People have launched an exciting short film competition for the release of Silent House. Simply upload an 88 second short film to enter, the entries will be judged by the directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, and the winning short will be featured on the DVD of Silent House later in the year. The winner will also receive a Cineworld unlimited card! Find out more here.

In Silent House, Sarah, along with her uncle and father, prepare their long-time family summer home, recently violated by squatters, for sale. But broken windows and cracks in the plaster are the least of their problems when they discover they are not alone and there’s more than just mold concealed behind the walls. Over the course of 85 harrowing minutes, their idyllic isolated retreat is transformed into a site of horror as the family’s past returns to taunt then terrorize them, exposing a hidden and distorted history.

Silent House, a re-imagining of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, is told in real time in one continuous take, just as Sarah sees – and experiences – it.

Silent House is in cinemas now.

Watch clips from The Silent House

With under a week to go before the US remake of La Casa Muda hits the silver screen here in the UK, Studiocanal has sent over two new clips from the film.

Additionally, independent film makers network Shooting People have launched an exciting short film competition for the release of Silent House. Simply upload an 88 second short film to enter, the entries will be judged by the directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, and the winning short will be featured on the DVD of Silent House later in the year. The winner will also receive a Cineworld unlimited card! Find out more here.

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In Silent House, Sarah, along with her uncle and father, prepare their long-time family summer home, recently violated by squatters, for sale. But broken windows and cracks in the plaster are the least of their problems when they discover they are not alone and there’s more than just mold concealed behind the walls. Over the course of 85 harrowing minutes, their idyllic isolated retreat is transformed into a site of horror as the family’s past returns to taunt then terrorize them, exposing a hidden and distorted history.

Silent House, a re-imagining of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, is told in real time in one continuous take, just as Sarah sees – and experiences – it.

Silent House is released in cinemas on 4th May 2012.

The Silent House gets some images

In Silent House, Sarah, along with her uncle and father, prepare their long-time family summer home, recently violated by squatters, for sale. But broken windows and cracks in the plaster are the least of their problems when they discover they are not alone and there’s more than just mold concealed behind the walls. Over the course of 85 harrowing minutes, their idyllic isolated retreat is transformed into a site of horror as the family’s past returns to taunt then terrorize them, exposing a hidden and distorted history.

Silent House, a re-imagining of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, is told in real time in one continuous take, just as Sarah sees – and experiences – it.

Silent House is released in cinemas on 4th May 2012.

The Silent House gets an American makeover

Yet another film that has been "re-imagined". The film that this is based on was made for $6,000 and a couple of days to film. We reviewed that film when it hit DVD last August. The film is described as "one continuous 88 minute take". However, it seems that his take is actually a cleverly eddied set of 10 minute sections and probably for a lot more than the original cost to make.

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In Silent House, Sarah, along with her uncle and father, prepare their long-time family summer home, recently violated by squatters, for sale. But broken windows and cracks in the plaster are the least of their problems when they discover they are not alone and there’s more than just mold concealed behind the walls. Over the course of 85 harrowing minutes, their idyllic isolated retreat is transformed into a site of horror as the family’s past returns to taunt then terrorize them, exposing a hidden and distorted history.

 Silent House, a re-imagining of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, is told in real time in one continuous take, just as Sarah sees – and experiences – it.

Silent House is released in cinemas on 4th May 2012.

The Silent House DVD and Blu-ray Release Review

This film has some good ideas but doesn't really work that well, so I have given it only 1 star.

The Silent House is a Uruguayan production, directed and written by Gustavo Hernandez and is quite bold in its concept, being filmed on a hand-held digital SLR in one continuous take. This is intended to increase the horror of the situation, however its overall effect seems to be to make the whole thing rather tedious (I think films tend to be edited for a reason).

The film stars Florencia Colucci (Laura), Gustavo Alonso (Wilson, Laura's father) and Abel Tripaldi (Nestor) and follows them as they arrive at an old house in preparation to repair it ready for sale, and throughout the ensuing events. You do have to admire the acting, as it is almost the equivalent of stage acting, and a huge amount to learn. Although I didn't enjoy this filming method, I can see that it must have been a logistical nightmare.

The storyline is pretty weak and although it purports to be based on a true story which allegedly happened in a village in Uruguay in the 40s, this seems unlikely as the story is full of holes, disjointed and somewhat confusing towards the end and you can't help but feel that had it been based on a true story it might have made sense.

The audio is available in Spanish and German with subtitles in English and German and the only special features on the disc are Theatrical Trailers.

All in all this is not something that I would recommend for general viewing or for entertainment, however if you are interested in different filming techniques then this will definitely be for you.

The Silent House is available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray from August 1, 2011.