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daisyaday

https://archive.org/details/TheOutlawAndHisWife

3 months 4 weeks ago

ClassicLady

New link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEU4wHaP4xo

10 years 5 months ago

Victor Sjöström (The Phantom Carriage)'s The Outlaw and His Wife is an effective silent melodrama about a woman who falls in love with a thief on the run, takes off with him, and then though there's a sweet romance in all this, terrible things happen. Among its strengths are its visuals, shot on location in the mountains of Iceland and making the most out of that. I also like the opening sequence with the lost sheep, which resonates through the main plot. But despite spending what seems like an inordinate amount of time setting things up before the flight from town, I never quite believe how the two leads fall in love. It just kind of happens, and Edith Erastoff, I dunno, just doesn't seem the type. Is there such a thing as a pragmatic look? Once they flee justice and explore a proper relationship, I'm more invested, and when tragedy strikes, it's believable despite the extremes. The original score has long been lost, but the new composition is a little dissonant for me, though I appreciate the inclusion of waterfalls and wind as part of the soundscape. It actually adds a lot to the atmosphere of this bleak winter film.

4 years ago