SYNOPSIS

In this silent adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s shortest story, an injured nobleman and his servant find shelter in an abandoned castle where a mysterious portrait feeds off the melancholy of the visitors, causing life and art to intersect, and rendering beauty and love immortal.

GÉNÉRIQUE

• Director

  Frank Messely

• Production

  Frank Messely

• Referent

  Frank Messely

• Sales

  Frank Messely

• Music used

  Béla Bartók

• Screenplay adapted from

  Edgar Allan Poe

• Cast / With

  Alyssia Desmeth

  Paul van Hest

  Adrian Cojocaru

  Bente Kielman

  Giyes Herteleer

• Script

  Frank Messely

• Editing

  Frank Messely

• Film score composer

  Frank Messely

• Special effects

  Frank Messely

• Decors

  Frank Messely

• Camera

  Nico Van Daele

  Piet Meersschaut