The Silent House

"Real Fear In Real Time"

2010 1h 19m ES

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Synopsis

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Laura and her father Wilson arrive at a cottage off the beaten path in order to repair it since its owner will soon put the house on sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go on smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder in 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. The plot is based on a true story that occurred in the 1940s in a small village in Uruguay. La casa muda focuses on the last seventy eight minutes, second by second, as Laura tries to leave the house unharmed and discovers the dark secret it hides.

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Cast

Florencia Colucci
Laura
Abel Tripaldi
Néstor
Gustavo Alonso
Wilson
María Salazar
Niña

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gustavo Hernández
Writers: Oscar Estévez, Gustavo Rojo, Gustavo Hernández
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Uruguay

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gustavo Hernández, shot by Amaral García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hernán González Villamil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gustavo Hernández shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Florencia Colucci and Abel Tripaldi and Gustavo Alonso carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Real Fear In Real Time".

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The take

Gustavo Hernández directs. Amaral García behind the camera. Hernán González Villamil scores. Gustavo Hernández cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Uruguay. Dialogue in Spanish.

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1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Directed by Gustavo Hernández, shot by Amaral García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hernán González Villamil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gustavo Hernández shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Florencia Colucci and Abel Tripaldi and Gustavo Alonso carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Real Fear In Real Time".
9IMDB entry: tt1646973 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.